RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite (P519071)

Official or display artifact excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period

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Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
beginning broken
1. ep-sze-ti-ia _saga-mesz_ ha-disz ip-pa-lis-ma
2. a-ra-ku _u4-mesz_-ia i-qi2-sza2-an-ni ina a-mat {d}sin
3. _lugal dingir-mesz {d}iszkur szeg3_ u2-masz-szi-ra-am-ma
4. {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra nag-bu-szu2 mesz-ru-u
5. nu-uh-szu2 u _he2-gal2_-la ina _kur_-ia isz-ku-un
6. _1(asz) gur 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bar_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(asz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum_
7. a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. _x 3(ban2)_ u2-le-e a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 5(disz) ma-na siki-hi-a_
9. a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz)-en _ma-na an?-na?_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _gesztin kasz-sag kur_-i sza2 ina qe2-reb _kur_-ia ia-a-nu
11. _3(ban2)? gesztin_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ki-lam_ ina qe2-reb _kur_-ia
12. t,u3?-uh?-du u mesz-ru-u2 ina _kur_-ia isz-ku-un
13. _ug3-mesz kur-uri{ki}_ i-pisz-tu2 {d}sin ip-pal-su-ma
14. ip-la-hu _dingir_-ut-su _gal_-tu2 u {d}sin _lugal dingir-mesz_
15. [...] x sza2 ri x x ib-szi-ma
16. [...] x x x
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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composite text
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composite text

Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (composite)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite

[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, 3.04

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q005440
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Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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Reported to have been purchased in Babylon in 1811

Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty (Q005440) (Q005440)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43, ex. 01 (P472682)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)	Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519071.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite artifact entry (No. P519071). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519071 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519071 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519071},
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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519071.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite artifact entry (No. P519071). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519071 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519071 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 43 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519071},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/7/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519071
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