RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 (P519031)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028392 + BM 054544 (+) BM 054549

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

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _amar#?-utu#?_ i#?-[...]
2'. [...]{ki#} i#-na _ansze-kur#-[...]_
3'. [...]-hul2#-hul2 e-pu-usz-ma# [...]
4'. [...]-bi#-szu szu-ur#-[x x] szu#-ba#-at#-su
5'. [...]-na# {d#}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk
6'. [...] ta#-aq-bu-u2 e-pe2-esz#-su#
7'. [...] pu#-ug#-gu-lu e-mu-qa-a-szu
8'. [...]-ti#-ia _{lu2}erin2_-man-du sza2 taq-bu-u2
9'. [...] a#-lik i-di-szu2 ul i-ba-asz2-szi
10'. _[...]-an#-na_ i-na ka-sza-du
11'. [...] _lugal#_ {kur}an-za-an _ARAD_-su s,a-ah-ri
12'. [...]-du#? rap#-sza2-a-ti
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. _uru#_ [...]
2'. a-na# [...]
3'. _saga_-ti3 _iri_ u3# [...]
4'. _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-[...]
5'. li-ik-ta-ra#-[...]
6'. ia-ti {d}na3#-[...]
7'. {d}suen _lugal dingir-[...]_
8'. ha-di-isz lip-pal#-[...]
9'. li-dam-mi-[...]
10'. _mu-an-na-mesz_-ia# [...]
11'. {lu2}na-ak-ru-ti#-[...]
12'. li#-is#-pu-un# [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28 composite (P518991) Q005425 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519031

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028392 + BM 054544 (+) BM 054549
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519031
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519031

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44

    [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. 54 + 75 (+) 56

    [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.

Revisions and credits

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 16:08:20 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

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 44 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519031.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 artifact entry (No. P519031). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519031 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519031 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519031},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 44 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519031.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 artifact entry (No. P519031). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519031 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519031 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519031
LB  - CDLI:P519031
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519031
ER  -
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