RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 22 (P519009)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054332

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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object cylinder
surface a
column 1
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1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. {disz#}isz#-tu#-me#-gu# _lugal#_ um#-man#-ma-an#-du is,-ba-at-ma#
3'. ka#-mu-ut-su a#-na# ma-ti-szu il-qe2#
4'. a#-mat _en gal_-u2 {d#}marduk u3 {d}sin na-an-na-ri
5'. _an#_-e u3# _ki#_-tim sza2# qi2-bit-su-nu la in-nen-nu#-u2
6'. a#-na# qi2#-bi#-ti#-szu2#-nu# s,ir#-ti# <<x# x# x>> ap#-la-ah# ak#-ku#-ud
7'. na#-qut#-ti# ar#-sze#-e#-ma# dul#-lu-hu pa-nu-u2#-a la e-gi
8'. la# a-sze#-et# a-hi# la# ad#-da# u2-szat-ba-am-ma um-ma-ni#-ia#
9'. [x]-sza2#-a-ti ul#-tu {kur#}ha#-az#-za-ti pa-at, {kur}mi-s,ir tam#-tim# e#-li#-ti# a#-bar-tu2 {i7}buranun#{ki#}
10'. [x x] tam#-tim szap#-li#-ti# _lugal-mesz ug3-mesz szagina#-mesz_
11'. [x] um#-ma-ni-ia rap-sza2-a-ta sza2 {d}sin {d}utu u3 {d#}isz#-tar
12'. _[x]-mesz#_-e#-a ia-a#-ti i-qi2-pu-nu a-na e#-pe#-szu
13'. [x]-hul2#-hul2 _e2#_ {d#}sin# _en_-ia a-lik i-di-ia sza2 qe2-reb {iri}har-ra-nu
14'. [x {disz}]an#-szar2-du3-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2#-szesz#-[...]
15'. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. {d#}[...]
2'. a-na# {d#}suen# a#-bi# [...]
3'. {d}nusku# _sukkal_ s,i-i-ri# [...]
4'. li-is,-ba-at# [...]
5'. _mu-sar_-ru-u2 szi-t,ir szu-um# [...]
6'. _lugal kur_ asz#-szur#{ki} a-mu#-[x x]
7'. la u2#-nak#-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu#-usz# _{udu#}siskur2#_ [x x]
8'. it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-kun#-ma u2-ter asz2-ru#-[x x]
9'. a-na {d#}utu da-a-a-nu sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim e2-babbar-ra# [x x]
10'. sza2 qe2-reb# zimbir#{ki#} sza2# {disz#}{d#}na3#-nig2-gub#-uru3# _lugal_ mah#-ri# [...]
11'. te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri u2#-ba-'u-u2-ma# [...]
12'. _e2#_ szu-a-ti i-pu2-usz-ma i#-na# [...]
13'. sza _e2_ szu-a-ti i#-qu#-[...]
14'. ak-ku#-ud# asz2#-hu#-[...]
15'. dul#-lu#-hu# [...]
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column 3
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 22

    [Novotny2020RINBE2] Weiershäuser, Frauke, and Jamie Novotny. 2020. The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561-560 BC), Neriglissar (559-556 BC), and Nabonidus (555-539 BC), Kings of Babylon. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, vol. 2. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: AOAT 256, 2.12, ex. 24

    [Schaudig2001AOAT256] Schaudig, Hanspeter. 2001. Die Inschriften Nabonids von Babylon Und Kyros’ Des Grossen Samt Den in Ihrem Umfeld Entstandenen Tendenzschriften : Textausgabe Und Grammatik. Vol. 256. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

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  • Museum No.: BM 054332
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28 composite (P518991) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 22 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519009.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 22 artifact entry (No. P519009). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519009 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 22 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519009 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519009},
}

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