RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 38 (P519025)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054446 + BM 054471

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

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object cylinder
surface a
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] _an#_-e [x] _ki#_-tim
5'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]-ti#
2'. [...]-pe#-e#-a# li#-isz#-me#-e#-ma#
3'. [x x]-ba#-at# a-bu-ta#
4'. mu-sa#-ru-u2 szi-t,i-ir szu-um sza {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila#_
5'. _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-mu#-ur-ma# la u2-na-ak#-ki-ir
6'. _i3-gesz_ ap-szu-usz ni#-qu#-u2# aq#-qi2
7'. it-ti mu-sa-re-e-a asz2-kun-ma u2-te#-er asz-ru-usz-szu
8'. a-na {d}utu da-a-a-nu sza _an_-e u3# _ki_-tim
9'. e2-babbar-ra _e2_-su sza qe2-re-eb zimbir#{ki}
10'. sza# {d}na3#-ku-dur2-ri-u2-s,u-ur2 _lugal#_ mah#-ri i-pu2-szu-<ma>
11'. [x]-me#-en#-szu# la-bi-ri u2-ba-'u-u2#-ma la# i-mu#-ru#
12'. [...]-tim# i-pu-usz-ma i-na 4(u) 5(disz)# _mu-an-na-mesz_
13'. [x x]-a#-tim# i-qu#-pu i#-ga-ru-szu
14'. [...] na#-qut-ti ar#-sze-e-ma
15'. [...] a#-di {d}utu ul#-tu qe-re-bi#-szu
16'. [...]-bu# i#-na# _e2#_ sza2-ni-im#-ma
17'. [...] la#-bi2#-ri
18'. [...]-szap#-pil-ma
19'. [...] _lugal#-gi-na
20'. [...]-lik# mah-ri-ia [x x]-mu#-ru
21'. [...] _sza3#_-szu
22'. [...]-szi
23'. _[...]-ga_
24'. [...] {d#}iszkur
25'. [...]-tu#
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...]{ki#}-{d#}a#-nu#-ni#-tum#
2'. [...] {disz}sza3-ga-rak-ti#-szur!(BUR) ia#-asz3
3'. [... {d}]en#-lil2# _lugal#_ ma#-na-ma la i-pu2-szu
4'. [...]-ut,#-ma a-hi#-it,# ab-re-e-ma#
5'. [...]-ga#-rak#-ti-szur!(BUR) ia-a-asz3# _dumu_ {disz}nig2-gub_-{d#}[x x]
6'. [...] u2#-ki-in lib-na-at-su
7'. [...]-isz e-pu2-usz#-ma#
8'. [...]-il szi-pi2-ir-szu2
9'. [...]-tum# be-le-et ta-ha-zi#
10'. [x x]-li#-ma#-at qi2-bit {d}en-lil2 a-bi-szu
11'. sa#-pi#-na#-at na-ak-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at ra-ag-ga
12'. a-li-ka-at ma-ah-ri sza _dingir-dingir_
13'. u2-sza-ar-ma-a szu-ba-at-su
14'. sat-tuk-ku u3 nin-da-be2-e e-li sza2 mah-ri
15'. u2-sza2-te-er-ma u2-ki-in ma-ha-ar-szu
16'. at-ta {d}a-nu-ni-tum be-el-ti ra#-bi-ti
17'. a-na _e2_ szu-a-tim ha-di-isz i-na e-re-bi-ka#
18'. e-ep-sze-tu-u2-a _saga-mesz_ ha-di-isz na-ap-li#-si-ma#
19'. ar-hi-sza2-am-ma i-na _{d}utu-e3_ u3 _{d#}utu#-szu2-a_
20'. a-na {d}suen a-bi a-li#-di#-ka#
21'. szu-uq-ri-bi da-mi-iq-ti
22'. man-nu at-ta# sza2# {d#}suen# u3# {d#}utu#
23'. a-na# _lugal#_-u2-ti i-nam-bu-szu-ma#
24'. i-na pa-le-e-szu _e2_ szu-a-tim
25'. in-na-hu-ma e-esz-szi-isz i-ip-pu-szu
26'. mu-sa-ru-u2 szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-ia
27'. li-mu-ur-ma la u2-na-ak-ka-ar#
28'. _i3-gesz_ li-ip-szu-usz ni-qu-u2 li#-iq#-qi2#
29'. it-ti mu-sa-re-e szi-t,i-ir szu-mi-szu#
30'. li-isz-ku-un-ma lu-te-er asz-ru-usz-szu#
31'. {d}utu u3 {d}a-nu-ni-tum
32'. su-pu-u2-szu li-isz-mu-u2
33'. li#-im-gu-ru qi2-bi-it-su
34'. [x]-da#-a-szu li-il-li-ku
35'. [x x]-am#-qi2-tu ga-ri-szu
36'. [...] a#-na# {d#}suen# a-bi ba-ni-szu-un
37'. [...] li#-iq#-bu#-u2#

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Cylinder
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 38

[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, exs. 45 + 47

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 054446 + BM 054471
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Ebabbar, very possibly Room 5

Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 10:23:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2020-03-27 at 16:08:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2020-01-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Novotny, Jamie; Weiershäuser, Frauke		CDLI	approved

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Composite	Score
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28 composite (P518991)	View the score

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“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519025.

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P519025). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519025 (Original work published 2020)

RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519025 (Accessed: February 22, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519025},
}

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