RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01 (P519641)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038696

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

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
1. [...] x ad#-di3#-in# ki#-ma# x# x#-usz#
2. [...] ah#? hi# x
3. _[...]-mesz#_ szu#-u2# pa-al#?-x x
4. [...] x x x
5. [...] x x x
6. [...] x x x x x?
7. [...] x x ki#
8. [...] hi x-a#-ti#
9. [...] x ab _du3_ x
10. [...] re#-e-szi-sza#
11. [...]-ti# e-pu-usz-ma#
12. [...] x-bu ri-ki-is-su
13. _[{gesz}ig-{gesz}ig? {gesz]}erin#_ tah-lu-up-ti3 _zabar_
14. [...] _ka2_-szu u2-rat-ti
15. [... ta-am]-la#-a _<<mesz>>_ u2-ma-al-li-ma
16. [...] x x-na ak-s,u-ur2
17. [...]-szu sza2 ku ma hi# ia-ti
18. [...] e-lu-tim? qe2-er-ba-szu
19. [... usz-ma]-al-la
20. [...] x-ti _ku6-hi-a_ u _muszen#?-hi-a_
21. [...] x ma-ti-ia u2#?-da?-asz2-szi
22. [...] x i-na? x x is _zi_-tim
23. [...] x e szu x mu la _e2_ x x x?
24. [...] x ir?-szu i-na _mu_ x x x x x
25. [...] x-bi-ma u2-da-an#-ni-in ne2-re-bi#-szu#?
26. [...] x x na szi? im ru _dingir-mesz_ u3? _{d}isz#-[tar_]
27. [...] x ep-sze-ti-ia li-t,i2-ba e-<li>-ka#
28. [... re]-e#-u2#-si-na# ip-pu-szu li-ib-bi-ia#?
29. [...] li#-ri-ku _u4-mesz_ ba-la-t,e4-ia
30. [...] lu#-usz#-ba#-a# lit#-tu#-tu#
31. [...] x-ku li#-na#-ar# a-a-bi#
32. [...] x u2# il# x za x x x

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 x1002 composite (P519692) Q005464 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519641

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 038696
Accession Number 1881-11-12, 0580

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (RIBo Sources) P519641
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P519641
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-1112-580_1

References

  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01

    [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: GMTR 4, 131 1,b, ex. 01

    [DaRiva2008GMTR4] Da Riva, Rocío. 2008. The Neo-Babylonian Royal Inscriptions: An Introduction. Vol. 4. Guides to the Mesopotamian Textual Record.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 10:09:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 15:40:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 15:38:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 22:25:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus X1002, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519641.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519641). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519641 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519641 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519641},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus X1002, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519641.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519641). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519641 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus x1002, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519641 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	month = {dec 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519641},
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