RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 (P519030)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist B 00037

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Witness

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [x x?]
2'. [...]-szu#?-nu# s,ir-ti#
3'. [...]-ti#? ar-sze#-e-ma#
4'. [...] la# a-sze-et a-hi la ad-di#
5'. [...]-sza2#-a-ti ul-tu# {kur#}ha#-az#-za#-ti# x x x
6'. [...]-ti# a-bar-tu#? {i7#}buranun#{ki#} x x x
7'. [...] x x x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {d#}[...]
2'. li-is,#-ba#-at# a#-bu#-[...]
3'. sza {disz}an-szar2-du3-[...]_
4'. la u2#-nak#-ki-ir# [...]
5'. it-ti# mu#-sa#-re#?-[...]
6'. a-na# {d#}utu# da#-[...]
7'. sza qe2#?-re#?-eb#? zimbir[{ki} ...]
8'. te-me-en#-szu# la-bi#-[...]
9'. x x x [...]
  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. 53

    [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. add79

    [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.: Ist B 00037
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: BE 06379
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5

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. 53 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519030.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry (No. P519030). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519030 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519030 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519030},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519030
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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 53 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519030.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry (No. P519030). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519030 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519030 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519030},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519030
LB  - CDLI:P519030
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519030
ER  -
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