The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat (P272911)

Official or display band excavated in Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 54.2335

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat)

Artifact Type

Band

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 368.0 mm × 4.0 mm

Witness

Text

object <object-bronze band>
1. sza2 _iri_ s,ur-ra-a-a _iri_ s,i-du-na-a-a _ku3-babbar-mesz_
2. _nu man_-ti-ia

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
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P272911

Physical information

Fragment, Balawat Gate Band

Artifact type Band
Fragment, Balawat Gate Band
Dimensions 100.0 mm × 368.0 mm × 4.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Bronze
Preservation
metal gate band, with image in relief depicting Assyrian foot soldiers transporting logs over a forested mountain. Narrow dimensions 90 x 280

Provenance

Provenience Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 54.2335
Accession Number

References

  • primary: The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat

    [Birch1880Balawat] Birch, Samuel, Walter de Gray Birch, and Theophilus G. Pinches. 1880/1902. The Bronze Ornaments of the Palace Gates of Balawat [Shalmaneser II. B.C. 859-25]. London: Society of Biblical Archaeology.

  • history: Unger, Zum Bronzetor von Balawat, p. 8, pl. I

    [sec52675] N.d.

  • history: Pijoan’s Summa Artis II p. 256-7 figs 366 and 368.

    [sec52676] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-11-21 at 10:14:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“The Bronze Ornaments of the Palace Gates of Balawat Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P272911.
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (No. P272911). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272911
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272911 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {The {Bronze} {Ornaments} of the palace {Gates} of {Balawat} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272911},
}


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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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Cite this Artifact

“The Bronze Ornaments of the Palace Gates of Balawat Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P272911.
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (No. P272911). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272911
The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272911 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {The {Bronze} {Ornaments} of the palace {Gates} of {Balawat} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272911},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P272911
LB  - CDLI:P272911
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - The Bronze Ornaments of the palace Gates of Balawat artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272911
ER  -
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