RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 (P519037)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab 00624

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

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ir#?-szu#?
2'. [...] u3# ri-sza2#-a-ti
3'. [...] u2#-sze-szi-ib
4'. _[...]-na#_ a-mu-ur-ma
5'. [...] _siskur2#_ aq-qi2
6'. [...]-er# asz2-ru-usz-szu
7'. [...]-ur2# _dingir-mesz_ ab-be2-e-szu
8'. [...] u3# {d}nin-gal
9'. [...] i#-na e-re-bi-ka
10'. [...]-ti# {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
11'. [...]-isz# ku-um-mi-ka s,i-i-ri
12'. [x? x]-sze#-tu-u2-a dam-qa-a-ti
13'. [...]-ip#-hu# u3 ri-ba
14'. [...]-ta#-tu-u2-a
15'. [...]-li#-ti#
  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/P519037

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number BE 30113
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA Bab 00624
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519037
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519037

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51

    [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. add77

    [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. 51 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519037.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry (No. P519037). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519037 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519037 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519037},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
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TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 51 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519037.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry (No. P519037). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519037 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519037 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519037},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519037
LB  - CDLI:P519037
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519037
ER  -
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