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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 42, ex. 01 (P519070)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 —

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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
  beginning broken
1'. mi#-gi-ir {d}marduk
2'. sza#-ak-ka-na-ku za-ni-nu
3'. mu#-ud-di-isz e2-sag-il2
4'. u3# e2-zi-da asz2-ri pa-al-ha
5'. sza2 a-na t,e3-e-mi _dingir-dingir_ pu-tu-qu
6'. i-da-an za-ni-na-a-ti
7'. mu#-ud#-di-isz ma-ha-zi
8'. isz#-sza-ak-ku s,i-i-ri
9'. mu-t,ah-hi-id gi-mir _e2-kur_
10'. na#-asz2-pa-ri la a-ne-ha
11'. ka#-szi-id sza2-di-i e-lu-ti
12'. _re#-e2-um_ mu-usz-ta-lu
13'. [mu-usz-te-szi-ir ni]-szi# ma#-a#-[ti]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken

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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 42, 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: GMTR 4, 131 1,c, ex. 01

    [DaRiva2008GMTR4] Da Riva, Rocío. 2008. The Neo-Babylonian Royal Inscriptions: An Introduction. Vol. 4. Guides to the Mesopotamian Textual Record.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 15:40:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-24 at 15:38:20 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 42 composite (P519069) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINBE 2, Nabonidus 42, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519070.
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 42, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P519070). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519070 (Original work published 2020)
RINBE 2, Nabonidus 42, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519070 (Accessed: April 15, 2025).
@misc{2024RINBE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {RINBE 2, {Nabonidus} 42, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519070},
}


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