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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12, ex. 01 (P519723)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist B 00029

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

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Witness

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x te#-me-en-na# [...]
3'. [...] x-ma szi-t,ir szu-[mi-szu? ...]
4'. [...] szu#-a-tim la ka-s,i#-[ir? ...]
5'. [...] te#-me-en-na {disz}na-ram-{d#}[sin ...]
6'. [...] _lugal#_ a-lik mah-ri-szu2 x [...]
7'. [...] a-mur-ma ih-di lib3-bi im#?-[mi-ru zi-mu-u2-a]
8'. [... {disz}]na#-ram-{d}sin _ad ab_ x [x?] x [...]
9'. [...] x e-em-qa2 mu-ut-ne2-en-nu#-u2# x [...]
10'. [...] x? x te-me-en-na szu-a-tim ap-la-ah# [ak-ku-ud]
11'. [na-qut]-ti# ar#-sze-e-ma asz2-szi qa2#?-[ti-ia?]
12'. [...] x? x x x x? [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  broken

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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12, 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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist B 00029
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: BE 40133
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    in debris between the inner city wall and the south mound, northeast of the Risalit 13 of the northwall of the south mound; Kasr m 20

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-03-27 at 18:26:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2020-03-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12 composite (P519722) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P519723.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519723). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519723 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 12, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519723 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
@misc{2023RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 12, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519723},
}


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