RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001 (P237924)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {iri}limmu2-dingir szu-bat {d}isz-tar _e2_ i-sin-na-a-ti u3# [nin-gu-ti?]
2. sza ul-tu ul-la _bad3_-szu2 la ep-szu2 la szuk-lu-la# szal#-[hu-u-szu2]
3. _bad3_-szu2 ar-s,ip-ma u2-szak-lil szal-hu-u-szu2 lu-le-e# usz#-[mal-li]
4. _e2 {d}inanna gaszan_-ia ina _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ u2-nam-mir _gin7_ u4-mi#
5. {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni _ka2 e2_ {d}isz-tar _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u2-za-'i-in-ma az-qup
6. {iri}mil-qi2-a _e2-gal edin_ mu-szab {d}isz-tar an-hu-us-su ud-disz
7. _e2_ a2-kit-su ar-s,ip _iri_ ana gi-mir-ti-szu2 u2-szak-lil
8. ina ta-di-ir-ti u3 bi-ki-ti sza2 u2-szal-pi-tu2-szu2 _{lu2}kur2_ / _szu-min_-ia5 um-mid ina _hul2-mesz_ u2-szak-lil
9. {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni _e2_ {d}u-gur sza2 {iri}tar-bi-s,i sza2 ul-tu2 u4-um pa-ni la _gal2_-u / ana-ku az-qup
10. ul-tu an-na-a e#-tap-pu-szu2 ag-mu-ru szip-ri a-mat _ad_ ba-ni-ia2 ul _pad asz?_ / at-ta-s,ar ana-ku
11. {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_-ia5 ta-li-me ana _lugal_-ut {kur}kar2#-{d}dun#-ia2#-[asz3] / u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-usz#-szu2#
12. {disz}an-szar2-mu-kin_-bala-mesz_-ia2 _szesz_-ia5 tar-den-ni ana _{lu2}szesz-gal_-tu2 ug-dal-lib ina _igi an-[szar2?]_
13. {disz}an-szar2-e-tel_-an-ki-ti-la-bi szesz_-ia5 _tur_ ana _{lu2}szesz-gal_-tu2 ina _igi_ {d}sin# / a-szib {iri}kaskal ug-dal-lib#
reverse
1. a-di ki-is-pi na-aq _a-mesz_ a-na _gidim-mesz lugal-mesz du_-ut mah#-[ri] / sza2 szub-t,u-lu ar2-ku-us#
2. a-na _dingir_ u a-me-lu-tum ana _usz2-mesz_ u _ti-mesz mun du3_-usz#
3. am-mi3-ni _gig hul_ lib3-bi _e3_ u hu-lu-uq-qu-u rit-ku-sa _ki_-ia2
4. ina _kur_ s,al-ta ina _e2_ pu-uh-pu-uh-hu-u la ip-par-ra-su _a2#-[min_-ia2]
5. du-lu-uh-hu-u a-mat _hul_-tim su-ud-du-ru-u-ni ka-a-a-an
6. la _du10-ga_ lib3-bi la _du10-ga uzu <<min asz>>_ ik-ta-pa-ap la-a-ni
7. ina u8-a a-a ag-da-mar u4-me
8. ina u4-um _dingir iri_ u4-um isz-szin-ni ana-ku dal-ha-ku
9. u2-kal-la-an-ni _usz2_ u2-szap-sza2-aq
10. ina ku-u-ri ni-is-sa-ti ur-ra u _ge6_ a-na-as-su-us
11. a-ta-na-ah _dingir_ ana la pa-li-hi _sum_-in lu-mur _zalag2_-ka#
12. _en_ im-mat _dingir_ an-na-a te-ep-pu-sza2-an-ni#
13. ki-i la pa-li-ih _dingir_ u3 {d}inanna ana-ku ep-sza2-ku#

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RINAP 5/2 Ashurbanipal 185 composite (P516956) Q007593 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P237924

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 00891

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.891
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P237924
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P237924
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-891

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001

    [Jeffers2023RINAP5/2] Jeffers, Joshua, and Jamie Novotny. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 2. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/2. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Wedge-writing, 17-18

    [Pinches1882Wedgewriting] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1882. Texts in the Babylonian Wedge-Writing. London : Offices of the Society of Biblical Archaeology.

  • history: Streck, Assurbanipal , 248-263

    [Streck1916Asb] Streck, Maximilian. 1916. Assurbanipal Und Die Letzten Assyrischen Könige Bis Zum Untergange Niniveh’s. Vol. 7. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • citation: BIWA, 320

    [Borger1996BIWA] Borger, Rykle. 1996. Beiträge Zum Inschriftenwerk Assurbanipals. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-17 at 18:30:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 18:32:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 10:39:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-16 at 09:18:44 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-13 at 17:15:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237924.
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P237924). (2024, October 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237924 (Original work published 2003)
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237924 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237924},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237924.
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P237924). (2024, October 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237924 (Original work published 2003)
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 185 ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237924 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237924},
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