RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 (P392234)

Official or display prism excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A08010

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. lib3#-bi# [...]
2'. ad-ke-e-ma# {lu2#}[...]
3'. sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2#-[...] qa#-tu#-[x x]
4'. a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha#_-[...]-mesz#_ {lu2}qe-pa-a#-ni#
5'. sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD-mesz#_ da#-gil2 pa-ni-ia
6'. ur-ru-hi#-isz ar-de-e#-ma al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}du3-ti
7'. {disz}tar-qu-u2 _lugal#_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si
8'. qe2-reb {iri}me#-em#-pi a-lak ger-ri-ia
9'. isz-me#-e-ma# a#-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3_
10'. a-na mah-ri#-ia# id-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2
11'. ina tu-kul-ti# _[x]-szar2# {d}en {d}ag dingir-mesz gal-mesz_
12'. _en-mesz_-ia a#-li-kut i-di-ia
13'. ina _me3 edin_ rap#-szi asz2-ku-na _bad5-bad5 erin2-hi-a_-szu2
14'. {disz}tar-qu-u2# ina qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi
15'. isz-ma-a tah#-te-e _erin2-hi-a_-szu2
16'. nam#-ri-ri# _[x]-szar2#_ {d}1(u)-5(disz) is-hu-pu-szu-ma il-li-ka mah-hu-tisz2
17'. [x]-lam#?-[x x]-ti#-ia ik-tu-mu-szu-ma
18'. [...]-u#-ni _dingir-mesz_ szu-ut _an ki_
19'. [...]-na# szu-zu-ub# _zi_-ti3-szu2
20'. [...] _iri#_ szu#-a#-tu
21'. [...]-bi#
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. szal-mesz# a#-tu#-[...]
2'. ma-al-ki _muru2#_ tam#-[...]
3'. a-szi-bu-u-ti sza2-de-e# [...]
4'. da-na-an ep-sze-ti-ia an#-[...]
5'. e-mu-ru-ma ip-la-hu _en#_-[x x]
6'. {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {kur}a#-[...]
7'. {disz}mu-gal-lu _lugal_ {kur#}[...]
8'. {disz}sa-an-[x]-szar-me {kur}hi-lak#-[...]
9'. sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia# [...]
10'. ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia [...]
11'. s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu it-ti# [...]
12'. ma-a'-di u3 ter-ha-[...]
13'. a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-[...]
14'. u2-bi-lu-nim-ma [...]
15'. e-li {disz}mu#-gal#-li# [...]
16'. ma-da-at-tu szat-ti#-[...]
17'. ul-tu {disz}ia#-ki#-[...]
18'. il-li-ku [...]
19'. {disz}a-bi-ba-[...]
20'. _dumu#-[...]_
rest broken
n columns broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [x x]
2'. [...]-su#-nu-ti
3'. [...] ziq#-na-a-szu2
4'. [...]-bi-szu2
5'. [...]-as#-su
6'. [...] _muru2# iri_
7'. [...]-hu#-risz
8'. [...]-lu#-me#
9'. [...] x
rest broken
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. sza# [...]
2'. u3 _szesz#-[...]_
3'. it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)# [...]
4'. a-li-kut _a2-mesz-[...]_
5'. u3 {d}1(u)-5(disz) ip-par-szi#-du# ip#-par#-szu#-nim#-ma#
6'. a-na da-lal2 _dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti
7'. it#-ti {disz}{d}marduk-man-pap {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia
8'. sza# ib#-szi-mu-szu2 ina da-na-ni
9'. [x x]-nu#-usz#-szu2#-un ina _ugu_ lib3-bi-szu2-nu
10'. [...] is,#-ba#-tu _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia
11'. [...]-na# e#-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia
12'. [...] x
rest broken
column 5'
beginning broken
1'. sza# {disz#}{d#}sin#-[...] x x? x [...]{ki#?}
2'. _ad ad du3_-ia# e#-pu#-szu2# sza# ina _szeg3-mesz_
3'. t,ah-du-ti ra#-a-di gap-szu-u-ti
4'. sza szat-ti-szam-ma# ina _bala_-ia {d}iszkur u2-sad-di-ra
5'. ina _kur_-ia# tem-me-en#-szu2 ir-bu-ub#-ma i-qu-pa
6'. re#-sza2-a-szu2 _bad3#_ szu-a-tu sza2 la-ba-risz _du_-ku
7'. [x]-na-hu _usz8_-szu2 mi-qit-ta-szu2 ad-ke
8'. [x]-szu-da# a-sur-ru-szu
9'. [x x]-qi2# _na4 kur#_-i tem-me-<en>-szu2 u2-dan-nin#
10'. [...] sza# mah#-ri# _bad3_ szu-a-tu#
11'. [...] asz2-pu-ka szad-du-isz3#
12'. [...]-dib#-bi-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak#-[x]
13'. [...] u2#-dan-nin tem#-me#-[x x]
14'. [...]-ti# qar-ra-du-ti#-[x]
15'. [...] {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# sza2 _nina#?_ [...]
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced	Assurbanipal.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004 composite (P514713)	Q003703	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P392234
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P392234

Physical information

Artifact type	Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A08010
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P392234

References

primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007

[Novotny2018RINAP5/1] Novotny, Jamie, and Joshua Jeffers. 2018. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC), Assur-Etal-Ilani (630-627 BC), and Sin-Sarra-Iskun (626-612 BC), Kings of Assyria. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/1. Eisenbrauns.
history: Iraq 30 (pp. 98-111), 103

[Millard1968Iraq30] Millard, Alan R. 1968. “Fragments of Historical Texts from Nineveh: Ashurbanipal.” Iraq 30: 98–111.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P392234.

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P392234). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392234 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392234 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P392234.

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P392234). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392234 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392234 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392234},
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