RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 (P519026)

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 054460 + BM 054550

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

Measurements

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Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
beginning broken
1'. iz#-zi#-[...]
2'. {d}na3-ni2#-[...]
3'. i#-szi _sig4-[...]_
4'. i-na qe2#-[...]
5'. pa-al-hi#-[...]
6'. _e2_ szu-[...]
7'. _{lu2}erin2_-man-du# [...]
8'. {d}marduk-ma i#-[...]
9'. sza-a-szu _kur_-szu# [...]
10'. i-na sza-lu#-[...]
11'. u2-szat-bu-nisz-szum-ma {disz#}[...]
12'. i-na um-ma-ni-szu [...]
13'. {disz}isz-tu-me-gu# _lugal_ {lu2#}[...]
14'. a-mat {d}en _gal_-u2# {d}marduk u3# [...]
15'. sza2 qi2-bi-it#-su-nu la in#-[...]
16'. ap-la#-ah ak-ku-ud na-qut#-[...]
17'. dul-lu#-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi# [...]
18'. u2-szat-ba#-am-ma um-ma-ni#-ia# [...]
19'. [x x] {kur#}mi#-s,ir tam-tim# e#-[...]
rest broken
column 2
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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39

[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, exs. 46 + 57

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 054460 + BM 054550
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5

Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-03-27 at 16:08:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (P519026) (P519026)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P519026) (P519026)

Composites

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519026.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 artifact entry (No. P519026). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519026 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519026 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519026},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519026.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 artifact entry (No. P519026). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519026 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519026 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519026},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519026
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