RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 (P519710)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

BM 119298b

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Stela

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

object stele
surface a
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] _ud_
3'. [...]-tum#
4'. [...]-ni
5'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ma
3'. _[{gesz}ig]-mesz# ku3-babbar_
4'. [u2]-ra#-at-tu-szi-na-tu2
5'. [isz]-tu# i-ta-at _am-am_
6'. szu2#-nu-ti a-di _sig7-igi-ku3_
7'. u _{gesz}ig-mesz_ is,-s,i sza2 _ka2_
8'. pa-pa-hi {d}tasz-me-tum
9'. ih-zu _ku3-babbar_ eb-ba uh-hi-iz
10'. 2(disz) _am-mesz{uruda}_ ek-du-ti
11'. sza2# a#-na# e2#-lagab#-gid2#
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. ($ blank space $) [...]
2'. u2#-[...]
3'. i-x [...]
4'. u2#-[...]
5'. te-[...]
6'. x [...]
7'. i-[...]
8'. _lugal#_ [...]
9'. pa-[...]
10'. {d#}en# [...]
11'. u2-[...]
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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Stela Artifact type comments:
stele
Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
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Condition Description:
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Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
stele

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07

[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, 3.08

[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.:
Museum No.: BM 119298b
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: BE 03379
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Processional way, on the street; eastern side of the Kasr; eastern edge of the north mound wall

Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	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
2020-03-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Sources for Inscriptions of the Rulers of Babylonia (P519710) (P519710)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P519710) (P519710)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04 composite (P518916)	View the score

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519710.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P519710). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519710 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519710 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 04, ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519710},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519710.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P519710). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519710 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519710 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 04, ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519710},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519710
LB  - CDLI:P519710
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - RINBE 2, Nabonidus 04, ex. 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519710
ER  -