RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 (P518910)

Official or display cylinder 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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab 02971

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
1. a-na {d}isz-tar szu-ur2-bu-tim
2. ru-um-ti3 i3-li2 qa2-ri-it-tim
3. {d}in-nin i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru
4. e-pi2-sza-at tu-qu-un-tim
5. na-mi-ir-ti be-le-et da-ad-mi
6. sza-qu-ti3 i-gi4-gi4
7. ru-ba-a-ti3 {d}a-nun-na-ki
8. na-sza-a-at# pu-lu-uh2-tim
9. be-el-tim sza me2-lam-mu-szu
10. sza-mu-u3 ka-at-mu
11. nam-ri-ir-ru-szu _ki_-tim _dagal_-tim sa-ah-pu
12. {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki} be-let ta-ha-za
13. sza-ki-na-at s,u-la-a-ti
14. a-szi-ba-at e2-masz2-da-ri
15. sza qe2-re-eb babila2{ki} _gaszan_-ia
16. {d}na3-na-'i-id _lugal_ babilax(|TIN.TIR|){ki}
17. ti-ri-is, qa2-ti {d}tu-tu
18. a3-asz-ru ka-an-szu pa-li-ih _dingir gal-gal_
19. re-e2-a-am za-ni-nu-um
20. sza a-na t,e3-mi _dingir-mesz_ pu-tuq-qu2
21. _szagina_ sza-ah-t,a mur-te-ed-du-u2 u2-si isz-tar
22. mu-t,a-ah-hi-id sa-at-tu-uk-ku
23. mu-ki-in ni-id-be2-e
24. sza ud-da-kam isz-te-ne2-e'-u2
25. du-mu-uq ma-ha-zi _dingir-mesz_
26. i-na e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-dingir_
27. i-gi-sa-a szu-ur-ru-hu
28. u2-sze-er-re-bu qe2-re-eb-szu#
29. a-na esz-re-e-ti _dingir-dingir_ ka-li-szi-na
30. sa-ad-ru szu-ul-ma-nu
31. _dumu_ {disz}{d}na3-ba-lat-su-iq-bi
32. ru-bu-u3 e-em-qa a-na-ku
33. i3-nu-szu e2-masz2-da-ri _e2_ {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
34. sza usz-szu-szu in-na-mu-u2
column 2
1. i-mu-u2 ka-ar-mi-isz
2. li-ib-na-as-su id-ra-num
3. iq-mu-u2 di-ta-al-li-isz
4. a-szar-szu szu-ud-du-u2
5. la ba-asz-mu sa-gu-szu
6. na-du-u2 si-ma-ak-ki-szu
7. na-pa-ar-ku-u2 qu2-ut-re-nu
8. e-pe-esz _e2_ sza-a-tim lib3-bi i-ta-mi-ma
9. ka-ba-at-ti3 ha-asz2-ha-tusz
10. a-szar _e2_ szu-a-tim asz-te-'e-e-ma
11. a-hi-it, te-em-me2-en-szu
12. i-szi-id-su ab-re-e-ma
13. u2-ki-in li-ib-na-as-su
14. e2-masz2-da-ri in qe2-reb babila2{ki}
15. e-esz-szi-isz e-pu2-usz
16. a-na szu-a-tim {d}inanna a-ka3-de3{ki}
17. i-la-at ta-am-ha-ru
18. _e2_ sza-a-tim
19. szu-ba-at na-ra-mi-ki
20. ha-di!(MI)-isz na-ap-li-si-ma
21. qi2-bi-i ba-la-t,a4
22. sza ur2-ru-ku u4-mi-ia
23. szu-um-u2-da4 sza-na-ti-ia
24. ma-ha-ar {d}marduk _lugal dingir-dingir_
25. at-mi-i ud-da-kam
26. a-sza-ar qa2-ab-lum
27. u3 ta-ha-zi-im
28. i-da-a-a al-ki
29. lu-na-ar a-a-bi-ia
30. lu-sza-am-qi2-it
31. na-ki-ri-ia

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)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, 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: AOAT 256, 2.03, ex. 01

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VA Bab 02971
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: BE 43242
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Emashdari, enclosure wall

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 16:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; 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 02 composite (P518909) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P518910.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P518910). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P518910 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P518910 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P518910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P518910},
}


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