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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 49 (P519036)

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 028375

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

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Witness

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x?] x [...]
2'. [x] _suen#_ [...]
3'. [x]-na# ni-isz i#-[...]
4'. [x]-hi-szam-ma i-na ni-ip#-[...]
5'. _[x]-mesz#_-ia li-sza2-ri#-ik# [...]
6'. [x]-ki-in pa-lu-u2-a na-ak#-[...]
7'. [x]-ma#-ni-ia li-szam-qit li#-[...]
8'. [x] nin#-gal _ama dingir gal-gal_ i-na ma-[...]
9'. li#-iq-ba-a ba-ni-tum {d}utu u3 {d}isz-tar# [...]
10'. [x]-na# {d}sin a-bi ba-ni-szu2-un liq-bu-u2 [x x]
11'. [x] nusku _sukkal_ s,i-i-ri su-pe-e-a lisz-me-e-ma li-is,-bat a#-[x x]
12'. _[mu]-sar_-ru-u2 szi-t,ir szu-mi sza2 {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-mur-ma#
13'. la# u2-nak-ki-ir _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_ aq-qu
14'. it#-ti _mu-sar_-re-e-a asz2-ku-un-ma u2-te-er asz2-ru-usz-szu#
15'. a#-na {d}utu da-a-a-nu sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim e2-babbar-ra _e2_-su sza2 qe2-reb zimbir{ki#}
16'. sza2 {disz}{d}na3-nig2-gub-uru3 _lugal_ mah-ra i-pu-szu-ma
17'. te-me-en-szu la-bi-ri u2-ba-'u-u2-ma la i-mu-ru
18'. _e2_ szu-a-tim i-pu-usz-ma i-na 4(u) 5(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz#_
19'. sza _e2_ sza2-a-szu i-qu-pu i-ga-ru-[x]
20'. ak#-ku-ud asz2-hu-ut na-qut-ti ar-sze#-[x x]
21'. [x]-lu#-hu pa-nu-u2-a a-di {d}utu ul-tu qe2#?-[...]
22'. [x x]-szi#-bu# i-na _e2_ sza2#-[...]
23'. [...] te#-me#-en#-szu la-bi#-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
  rest broken

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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. 49

    [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. 68

    [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 028375
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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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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. 49 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519036.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 49 artifact entry (No. P519036). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519036 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 49 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519036 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519036},
}


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