RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 (P519038)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist B 00025

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] u3# _e2#_ sza2#-a#-szu# is#-li#-mu# x x x
2'. [x]-na# re-esz _lugal_-u2-ti-ia da-ri2-ti#
3'. u2#-szab-ru-'i-in-ni szu-ut-ti {d}marduk _en gal_-u2#
4'. u3# {d}suen na-an-na-ri _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim#
5'. [x]-zi#-zu ki-lal-la-an {d}marduk i-ta-ma-a it-ti#-[x]
6'. [{d}]ag#-ni2#-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki} i-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ru-ku-[x x]
7'. [x]-szi# _sig4-hi-a_ e2-hul2-hul2 e-pu-usz-ma#
8'. [x] _suen# en gal_-u2 i-na qe2-er-bi-szu szu-ur-ma-a szu#-[x x]
9'. [x]-al#-hi-isz a-ta-ma-a a-na {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mesz {d}amar#-[x]_
10'. [x] szu#-a-tim sza2 taq-bu-u2 e-pe-szu um-man-ma-an-[x]
11'. [x]-hi#-ir#-szum#-ma# pu#-ug#-gu#-lu# e-mu-qa2#-[x x]
  rest broken
column 2
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P519038

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number BE 21242
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist B 00025
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519038
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519038

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52

    [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. add78

    [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 Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 52 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519038.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 artifact entry (No. P519038). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519038 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519038 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519038},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 52 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519038.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 artifact entry (No. P519038). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519038 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519038 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519038},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519038
LB  - CDLI:P519038
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519038
ER  -
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