RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 31 (P519018)

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 054373 + BM 054396 + BM 054434 + BM 054443 + BM 054447 + BM 054472 + BM 054515 + BM 054552

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. a-na-ku {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ ra-bu-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu
2. _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal#_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal_ kib-ra-a-ti er-bet-ti
3. za-ni-in e2#-sag#-il2# u3# e2#-zi#-da#
4. sza {d}suen# u3# {d}nin-gal i-na _sza3_ um-mi-szu#
5. a-na szi-ma#-at _lugal_-u2-tu# i-szi-mu szi-ma-at-su
6. _dumu#_ {disz#}{d}na3-din_-su#-iq-bi _nun_ e#-em#-qu pa-li-hu _dingir# gal-gal_ a#-na-ku
7. e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ sza qe2#-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#-reb#-szu#
10. e-li _iri_ u3# _e2_ sza2-a-szu lib3-bu#-usz# i-zu#-uz-ma#
11. _{lu2}erin2_-man-da u2-szat#-ba-am-ma _e2_ szu#-a-tim ub-bi-it-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#-ram _lugal_-u2-ti-ia
14. a-na _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza2-a-szu is-li-mu# ir#-szu-u2 ta-a-a-ri
15. i-na re-esz _lugal_-u2-ti-ia da-ri2-ti u2-szab#-ru#-'i-in-ni szu#-ut-ti#
16. {d}marduk _en 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 {d}sin _en gal_-u2
20. [...]-er#-bi#-szu szu-ur-ma-a szu-ba#-at#-su#
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21'. i#-na# ne2-me-qi2 {d}e2-a u3 {d}asal#-[...]
22'. i-na szi-ip-ri {d}kulla _en#_ [...]
23'. i-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 na4_ ni-si3-iq-ti# [...] hi-bi-isz#-ti# [...]
column 2
1. i-na# hi#-[...]
2. e#-li te#-[...]
3. sza# te-me-en-na {disz}szul#-[...]
4. usz-szu-szu ad-di-ma# [...]
5. i-na _kasz-sag {gesz}gesztin i3-gesz#_ [...]
6. ab-lul ta-ra-ah-hu-usz# [...]
7. e-ep-sze-ti-szu2 u2-dan-nin-[...]
8. _e2-kur_ szu-a-ti ul-tu te-[...]
9. e-esz-szi-isz ab-ni-ma u2-szak#-[...]
10. _gesz-ur3 {gesz}erin_ s,i-ru-ti# [...]
11. u2-sza-at#-ri-is, [...]
12. _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin_ sza i#-[...]
13. u2-ra-at-ta-a i-na# [...]
14. _ku3#-babbar#_ u3# _ku3#-gi# e2#-gar8#-mesz#_-szu# [...]
15. u2-sza2-an-bi-it, sza-asz2-sza#-[x x]
16. _am-mesz_ za-ha-le-e eb-bi mu-nak#-[...]
17. ka-ad-ri-isz usz-zi-iz i-[...]
18. 2(disz)# {d#}lah3#-mu# esz-ma-ru-u2 sa-pi#-[...]
19. i#-na# _ka2#_ s,i-it {d}utu-szi _za3_ u3# [...]
20. _szu-min_ {d}sin {d}nin-gal {d}nusku u3# [...]
21. _en#-mesz_-e-a ul-tu szu-an-na{ki} _uru#_ [...]
22. as,#-ba#-at#-ma i-na hi-da-a-ti [...]
23. szu-bat t,u-ub lib3-bi qer-ba-szu# [...]
24. ni#-qu#-u2 tasz-ri-ih-ti eb-ba ma#-[...]
25. u2-szam-hir kad2-ra-a-a e2-hul2-hul2# [...]
26. {iri}har-ra-nu{ki} a-na pa-at, [...]
27. ki-ma s,e-et _iti_ u2-na-am-mi#-[...]
28. {d#}sin _lugal dingir-dingir_ sza sza2-me-e# u3# [...]
29. sza ul-la-nu-usz#-szu _iri_ u3# [...]
30. la i-tu#-ur#-ru asz2-[...]
31. a-na e2-hul2#-hul2 _e2_ szu-bat la-le-e#-[...]
32. _saga_-ti _uru#_ u3# _e2_ sza-a-szu li#-[...]
33. _dingir#-[x]_ a#-szi#-[...]
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column 3
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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. 31

    [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. 35

    [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 054373 + BM 054396 + BM 054434 + BM 054443 + BM 054447 + BM 054472 + BM 054515 + BM 054552
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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. 31 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519018.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 31 artifact entry (No. P519018). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519018 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519018 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519018},
}


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