RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 (P519034)

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 068570 + BM 072481

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
  broken
column 2
1. [...]-me#-qi2 {d}e2-a u3 {d}asal-lu2-hi i#-na# ka-ku3-gal2-u2-tu
2. [x x] szi#-ip-ri {d}kulla _en_ usz-szu u3# _sig4-hi-a_
3. [x x] _ku3#-babbar ku3-sig17 na4_ ni-si3-iq-ti szu#-qu#-ru-tu
4. [x x]-isz-ti _{gesz}tir szim-hi-a {gesz}erin_
5. [x]-na# hi-da-a-ti u3 ri-sza-a-ti e-li# te-me-en-na#
6. [x {disz}]an#-szar2#-ba-an-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza te-me-en#-na#
7. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. x [...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...]
  rest 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/P519034

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 068570 + BM 072481
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519034
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519034

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47

    [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. 61 + 63

    [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. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519034.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 artifact entry (No. P519034). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519034 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519034 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519034},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519034.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 artifact entry (No. P519034). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519034 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519034 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519034},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519034
LB  - CDLI:P519034
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519034
ER  -
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