RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 40 (P519027)

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 054477

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
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-mi#-[...]
2'. [x]-na# {d#}a-nu-ni-tum# _gaszan#_ [...]
3'. [x]-szal#-li#-ma#-at qi2#-bit# {d#}[...]
4'. [x]-pi#-na-at nak#-ri# mu-hal-li#-qa2#-at# ra#-ag#-[x]
5'. [x]-li#-ka#-at# ma-ah#-ri sza _dingir-[x]_
6'. sza# i#-na# _{d#}utu#-e3#_ u3# _{d#}utu#-szu2#-a#_ u2#-dam#-ma#-qu# it#-[...]
7'. [...] _e2#_-su# sza2# i#-na# zimbir#{ki#}-{d#}a#-nu#-ni#-tum#
8'. [...] _mu#-an#-na#-mesz#_ ul#-tu# pa#-ni# {disz#}sza3#-ga#-rak#-ti#-szur#!(BUR) ia#-asz2#
9'. [...] _dumu#_ {disz#}nig2#-gub#-{d#}en#-lil2# lugal#_ ma#-na#-ma# la# i#-pu#-szu#
10'. [...]-bi#-ri# ah#-t,u#-ut,#-ma# a#-hi#-it,# ab#-re#-e#-ma#
11'. [...]-en#-na# {disz#}sza3#-ga#-rak#-ti#-szur#!(BUR) ia#-asz2# _dumu#_ {disz#}nig2#-gub#-{d#}en#-lil2#_
12'. [x x]-szu# ad#-di#-ma# u2#-ki#-in# lib#-na#-[x x]
13'. [...] esz#-szisz# e#-pu2#-usz#-ma# u2#-szak#-lil# [...]
14'. [...] _gaszan me3_ mu-szal-li-mat qi2-bit {d#}[...]
15'. [...]-ak#-ru mu-hal-li-qa-at rag#-[x]
16'. [...] mah-ri sza# _dingir#-mesz#_ u2#-szar#-ma#-a szu-bat-su#
17'. [...] nin#-da-be2-e e-li sza mah#-ri#
18'. [...]-er#-ma# u2#-ki#-in# ma#-har#-szu#
19'. [...]-nu#-ni#-tum# be#-let# _gal#_-ti# a#-na# _e2#_ sza2#-a#-tu2# ha#-di#-isz#
20'. [...]-re#-bi#-ka# e#-ep#-sze#-tu#-u2#-a#
21'. [x x]-qa2#-a#-ti# ha#-di#-isz# na#-ap#-li#-si#-[x]
22'. [x]-hi#-szam#-ma# i#-na# _{d#}utu#-e3#_ u3# {d#}[...]
23'. [...] x x x [...]
  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)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 40

    [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. 48

    [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 054477
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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 16:08:20 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 28 composite (P518991) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, Ex. 40 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519027.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 40 artifact entry (No. P519027). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519027 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 28, ex. 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519027 (Accessed: February 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 28, ex. 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P519027},
}


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