RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 (P519054)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 065870

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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
1. {disz}{d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
2. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2
3. u3 e2-zi-da
4. pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na-ku
5. e2-lugal-galga-si-sa2
6. ziq-qur-rat e2-gesz-nu11-gal
7. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki}
8. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma _lugal_ szu-ut mah-ri
9. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
10. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
11. i-na mu-sa-re-e sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma
12. u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 a-mur-ma
13. sza2 ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti {disz}ur-{d}namma
14. i-pu-szu-ma la u2-szak-li-lu-usz
15. {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2 szi-pir-szu2 u2-szak-lil
16. i-na-an-ni ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
17. la-ba-ri-isz il-li-ik-ma
18. e-li te-me-en-na la-bi-ri
19. sza2 {disz}ur-{d}namma u3 {disz}{d}szul-gi _dumu_-szu2
20. i-pu-szu ziq-qur-rat szu-a-ti
21. ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma
22. i-na ku-up-ri u a-gur-ri ba-ta-aq-szu2
23. as,-bat-ma a-na {d}sin _en dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e
24. u _ki_-tim _lugal dingir-mesz dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
25. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz en_ e2-gesz-nu11-gal
26. sza2 qe2-reb uri2{ki} _en_-ia
column 2
1. usz-szi-isz-ma
2. e-pu-usz
3. {d}sin be-li2 _dingir-mesz_
4. _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim
5. _dingir-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_
6. a-szi-ib _an_-e _gal-mesz_
7. a-na _e2_ szu-a-ti
8. ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-ka
9. _saga-mesz_ e2-sag-il2
10. e2-zi-da e2-gesz-nu11-gal
11. _e2-mesz dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
12. lisz-sza2-ki-in szap-tuk-ka
13. u3 pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
14. _gal_-tu2 lib3-bi _ug3-mesz_-szu2
15. szu-usz-kin-ma la i-hat,-t,u-u2
16. a-na _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
17. ki-ma _an_-e isz-da-szu2-nu li-ku-nu
18. ia-a-ti {disz}{d}na3-i _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
19. i-na hi-t,u _dingir_-u2-ti-ka _gal_-ti
20. szu-zib-an-ni-ma
21. ba-la-t,u u4-mu ru-qu-ti
22. a-na szi-rik-ti szur-kam
23. u3 sza2 {disz}{d}en-lugal-uru3 _dumu_ resz-tu-u2
24. s,i-it lib3-bi-ia pu-luh-ti _dingir_-u2-ti-ka
25. _gal_-ti lib3-bu-usz szu-usz-kin-ma
26. a-a ir-sza2-a hi-t,i-ti la-le-e _din_ lisz-bi

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 32 composite (P519049) Q005429 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519054

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
ziggurrat, second tier, in debris
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 065870
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519054
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519054

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10

    [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, 2.02, ex. 10

    [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 16:08:21 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 32, Ex. 10 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519054.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 artifact entry (No. P519054). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519054 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519054 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519054},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, Ex. 10 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519054.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 artifact entry (No. P519054). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519054 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519054 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 32, ex. 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519054},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519054
LB  - CDLI:P519054
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 32, ex. 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519054
ER  -
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