RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 42 (P519029)

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 028374 + BM 054493 + BM 054498

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'. i#-[...]
2'. pa-al#-[...]
3'. _e2_ szu#-[...]
4'. um-ma-[...]
5'. {d}marduk# [...]
6'. um#-[...] x x x [...]
7'. sza#-a#-szu# ma-ti-szu u3 _lugal-mesz#_ [...]
8'. i-na# sza#-lu-ul#-tum _mu-an-na_ i-na# [...]
9'. u2#-sza2-at-bu-ni-szu-um-ma {disz}ku-ra-asz2 _lugal_ {kur}an#-za#-[x]
10'. _ARAD#_-su s,a-ah-ri i-na um#-ma-ni-szu i-s,u-tu
11'. um#-man-ma-an-du rap-sza2-a-ta u2-sap-pi-ih
12'. {disz#}isz-tu-me-e-gu _lugal_ {kur}um-man-ma-an-du is,-ba-at-ma
13'. ka#-mu-ut-su a-na ma-ti-szu il-qe2
14'. a#-mat {d}en _gal_ {d}marduk u3 {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
15'. sza# qi2#-bi#-it#-su#-nu# la# in#-nen#-nu-u2 a-na qi2-bi-ti-szu2-nu s,ir-ti
16'. ap#-la-ah ak-ku-ud na-qut-tum ar#-sze#-e#-ma#
17'. dul#-lu-hu pa-nu-u2-a la e-gi la a-sze-et a-hi la ad-di
18'. u2#-szat-ba-am-ma um-ma-ni-ia rap-sza2-a-ti
19'. [x]-tu {kur}ha-az-za-ti pa-at, {kur}mi-s,ir tam-tim e-li-tum
20'. [x x]-ar#-tum {i7}buranun{ki} a-di tam-tim szap-li-tum
21'. _[x]-mesz# nun#-mesz# giri3#-nita2#-mesz#_ u3# um#-ma#-ni-ia rap-sza2-a-ti
22'. [x x] _suen#_ {d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar _en-mesz#_-e-a ia-ti i#-[...]
23'. [x x] e#-pe2-szu e2-hul2-hul2 _e2 {d}suen_ [x x]
24'. [x x] i#-di-ia sza qe2-re-eb {iri}har#-[x x]
25'. [...]-ibila# _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2#-szesz#-[x] _lugal#_ [...]
26'. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. li#-[...]
2'. _u4-mesz#-[...]_
3'. li-ki#-[...]
4'. za-ma-ni-ia# [...]
5'. {d}nin#-[...]
6'. na-ra#-[...]
7'. {d}[...]
8'. a#-na# [...]
9'. {d}nusku x [...]
10'. mu-sa-ru-u2# [...]
11'. a-mur-ma la u2-nak#-[...]
12'. it-ti mu-sa-re-e#-[...]
13'. a-na {d}utu da-a-a#-[...]
14'. e2-babbar-ra _e2_-su [...]
15'. sza {disz}{d}na3-ku-dur2-ri#-[...]
16'. te#-me#-en#-szu# la#-[...]
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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. 42

    [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. 50 + 51 + 67

    [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 028374 + BM 054493 + BM 054498
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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 16:08:20 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. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519029.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 42 artifact entry (No. P519029). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519029 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519029 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519029},
}


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