RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 (P519013)

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 054342 + BM 054362 + BM 054391 + BM 054418 + BM 054453 + BM 054478 + BM 054489 +BM 054504 + BM 054511 + BM 054514 + BM 054527

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
1. [x]-na#-ku# {d#}na#-bi-um#-[x]-'i-id _lugal_ ra-bu-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu#
2. _lugal#_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki#} _lugal#_ kib-ra-a-ti# er#-bet#-[x]
3. [x]-ni#-in e2-sag-il2 u3# [...]
4. sza# {d}suen u3 {d}nin-gal i#-[...]
5. [x]-na# szi-ma-at _lugal_-u2-ti i#-[...]
6. [x x] {d#}na3-tin-su-iq-bi _nun_ e-em#-[...] x [...]
7. e2#-hul2#-hul2# _e2 {d}suen_ sza# [x]-reb# {iri#}har-ra#-nu#
8. sza# ul-tu# u4-mu# s,a#-a#-ti# {d#}suen# _en_ ra-bu-u2
9. szu-ba-at t,u#-ub lib3-bi-szu# ra-mu-u2 qe2-re-eb-szu
10. e-li _uru#_ u3 _e2_ sza-a-szu# lib3-bu-usz i-zu-uz-ma
11. um-ma-an-man-du u2-szat-ba-am#-ma _e2_ szu-a-tim ub-bit-ma
12. u2-sza#-lik-szu kar-mu-tu i-na# pa-le-e-a ki-i-nim
13. {d#}suen# _en gal_-u2 i#-na# na#-ra#-am# _lugal#_-u2#-ti#-ia#
14. [...] x [...] is#-li#-mu ir-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri
15. [...]-ti#-ia da-ri2-ti u2-szab-ru-'i-in-ni szu-ut-ti
16. [...] _gal#_-u2 u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
17. iz-zi#-zu ki-lal-la-an {d}marduk i-ta-ma-a it-ti-ia
18. {d}na3#-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|)#{ki} i-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ru-ku-bi-ka
19. i-szi# _sig4-hi-a#_ e2#-hul2-hul2 e-pu-usz-ma#
20. {d}suen# [...] x [...]-szu# szu-ur-ma-a szu-bat-su#
21. pa-al#_-[...]-lil2# dingir#-mesz {d}marduk#_
22. _e2_ szu#-[...]-pe2#-esz15-su#
23. um-ma-an#-[...]-ug#-gu#-lu# e#-mu-qa2-a#-szu#
24. {d#}marduk-ma!(LA) i-ta-ma-a it-ti-ia um-man-ma-an-du sza taq-bu-[x]
25. sza-a-szu _kur_-szu u3 _lugal-mesz_ a-lik i-di-szu ul i-ba-asz2-szi#
26. i-na sza-lu-ul-tu _mu-an-na_ i-na ka-sza2-da u2-szat-bu-nisz-szum#-[x]
27. {disz}ku-ra-asz2 _lugal_ {kur}an-za-an _ARAD_-su s,a-ah-[x]
28. i#-na um-ma-ni-szu i-s,u-tu um-ma-an-man-du rap-sza2-a-ti u2-sap-pi#-[x]
29. {disz}isz#-tu-me#-gu _lugal_ um-ma-an-man-du is,-bat-ma ka-mu#-ut-su a-na _kur#_-[x] il-qe2#
30. a#-ma#-at {d}en _gal {d}amar#-utu#_ u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim#
31. sza# qi2-bit-su-nu la in-nen-nu#-u2# a#-na# qi2_-e2_-szu-nu s,i-ir-ti#
32. ap#-la-ah ak-ku-ud na#-qu2-ut-ti ar-sze-e-[x]
33. dul-lu-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi# la a-sze-et a-hi la ad-da#
34. u2-szat-ba-am-ma um-ma-ni-ia rap-[x]-a#-ti# ul-tu {kur}ha-az-za-[x]
35. pa#-at, {kur}mi-s,ir tam-tim e-li#-[...]-ti# {i7}buranun# [x]
36. [x]-di# tam-tim szap-li-ti _lugal-[...]-mesz#_ [...]
37. [...] {d#}utu# u3# {d#}isz#-tar# _en#-mesz_-e#-[...] x [...]
38. [...] e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen#_ [...]-li#-ku#
39. [x x]-ia# sza qe2-re-eb {iri}har#-ra-nu
40. [...]-an#-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz#-mu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki#}
41. [x x]-lik# mah-ri-ia i-pu-szu i-na _iti#_ sza2-al-mu i-na u4-mi sze-mi-i
42. [...]-ri# u2-ad-du-u2-ni {d}utu u3# {d}iszkur
43. [...]-me#-qu {d}e2-a u3 {d}asal-lu2-hi i-na# ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu
44. [...]-ip#-ri {d}kulla# _en#_ usz#-szu# u3# _sig4#-hi#-a#_
45. [...] _ku3#-gi na4_ ni-siq-ti# szu-qu-ru-tu hi-bi-isz-ti _{gesz}tir_
46. [...]-da#-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a-ti#
47. [... {disz}]an#-szar2-ba-an-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur# [x]
48. [...] _dumu#_ {disz#}an#-szar2#-na#-s,ir#-ibila# i#-[x x]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ak#-[...]
2'. a-[...]
3'. u2#?-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
  broken

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. 26

    [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. 28

    [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 054342 + BM 054362 + BM 054391 + BM 054418 + BM 054453 + BM 054478 + BM 054489 +BM 054504 + BM 054511 + BM 054514 + BM 054527
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata 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 Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 26 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519013.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry (No. P519013). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519013 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519013 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519013},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519013
LB  - CDLI:P519013
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519013
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 26 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519013.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry (No. P519013). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519013 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519013 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519013},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519013
LB  - CDLI:P519013
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519013
ER  - 
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