RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 45 (P519032)

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 028376 + BM 028393 + BM 054548 + BM 070901

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. [...]-ta#-ma-a it-ti-ia
3'. _[...]-kur#-ra#_ ru-ku-bi-ka
4'. [...] {d#}suen# _en gal_-u2
5'. [...]-ba#-at#-su
6'. [...] {d#}marduk
7'. [...]-pe#-szu
8'. [...]-a#-szu
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] sa#-pi-in# [...]
3'. [...] _za3#_ u3 _gub3#_ [...]
4'. [...] {d#}nusku u3 [...]
5'. [...]-an#-na{ki} _iri_ [...]
6'. as,#-ba-at#-ma# i-na# hi#-da#-a#-ti# u3# ri#-sza2-a-ti#
7'. szu-ba-at t,u-ub lib3-bi# qe2-er-ba-szu u2-sze-szi-ib#
8'. _{udu}siskur2_ tasz-ri-ih-ti eb#-bi ma-har-szu-nu aq#-qi2#-ma#
9'. u2-sza2-am-hi-ir kad2-ra-a-a e2-hul2-hul2# re-esz15-ti u2-mal2-li#-ma#
10'. {iri}har-ra-an a-na pa-at, gi#-im-ri-szu
11'. ki-ma s,e-et _iti_ u2-nam-mi-ir# sza-ru-ru-szu#
12'. {d}suen _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an#_-e# u3# _ki#_-tim# sza# ul#-la#-nu#-usz#-szu#
13'. _iri_ u3 _kur_ la# in-nam-du-u2 la i-tur-ru asz2-ru-usz-szu
14'. a#-na# e2#-hul2#-hul2 _e2_ szu-bat la-le-e-ka i-na e-re-bi-ka
15'. _saga_-ti3 _iri_ u3 _e2_ sza2-a-szu lisz-sza2#-ki#-in# szap-tu-uk-ka
16'. _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-bu-u2-tu _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
17'. li#-ik-ta-ra-bu _e2 {d}suen_ a-bi ba-ni-szu-un
18'. [x]-ti# {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} mu-szak-lil _e2_ szu-a-tim
19'. [x _x]-zu# lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim i-na ni-isz i-ni-szu _saga-mesz_
20'. [x x]-isz# lip#-pal#-sa#-an#-ni#-ma ar2-hi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip-hi u3 ri-ba
21'. [...]-ta-tu-u2-a _u4-mesz_-ia li-sza2-ri#-ik#
22'. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
  rest 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. 45

    [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. 55 + 62 + 69

    [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 028376 + BM 028393 + BM 054548 + BM 070901
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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. 45 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519032.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 45 artifact entry (No. P519032). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519032 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 45 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519032 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519032},
}


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