RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 33 (P519020)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054378 + BM 054417

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

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'. [...]-ni#-ma [...]-bi#?
3'. [...]-a#
4'. [...]-di#-il
5'. [...]-ud
6'. [...]-ia#
7'. _[...]-zu#_
8'. [...]-tum#
9'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x x? x [...]
2'. _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub-{d}en#-[...]_
3'. te-me-en-szu la-bi#-ri# [...]
4'. e-li te-me-en-na sza {disz}sza3-ga#-[...]
5'. usz-szu-szu ad-di-ma u2#-[...]
6'. _e2_ sza2-a-szu esz-szi-isz e-pu-usz#-ma# u2#-[...]
7'. {d}a-nu-ni-tum _gaszan me3_ mu-szal#-li-mat qi2#-bit# [...]
8'. sa-pi-na-at na-ak-ru# mu-hal-li-qa-at [x x]
9'. a-li-ka-at mah-ri# sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u2-szar-ma-[...]
10'. [x]-tuk#-ku u3 nin#-da-be2-e e-li# [...]
11'. [x]-sza#-te-er#-ma u2-ki-in# [...]
12'. [x]-ta# {d#}a#-nu-ni-tum# [...]
  rest 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 28, ex. 33

    [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, 2.12, ex. 37

    [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.: BM 054378 + BM 054417
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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 16:08:21 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 28 composite (P518991) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 33 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519020.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 33 artifact entry (No. P519020). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519020 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519020 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519020},
}


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