RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, ex. 001 (P394594)

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

74.0 mm × 39.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[{d}]giskim#-masz man szar2 a {d}silim_-nu_-masz man kur_ asz-szur
2. _kur_-ti# {kur}kar2-du-<ni-szi> mu-ne2-kir6 _sar_-ia _mu_-ia
3. asz-szur {d}iszkur _mu_-szu2 _kur_-su lu-hal-li-qu
4. _{na4}kiszib3_ an-nu-u _ta kur_ asz-szur ana _kur_ uri{ki} sza2-ri-ik ta-din
5. ana-ku {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur
6. ina 6(disz) _me mu-mesz ka2-dingir kur_-ud-ma
7. _ta nig2-ga ka2-dingir_ us-se-s,i-asz2-szu2
8. _nig2-ga_ sza-ga-ra-ak-ti-szur-ia-asz _lugal kisz_
reverse
1. {d}giskim-masz _man szar2 a_ {d}silim-nu-<masz> _man kur_ asz-szur
2. [_kur]_-ti# {kur}kar2-du-ni-szi mu-ne2-kir6 _sar_-ia _mu_-ia
3. asz-szur {d}iszkur _mu_-szu2 _kur_-su lu-hal-li-qu
4. _nig2#-ga_ sza-ga-ra-ak-ti-szur-ia-asz _lugal kisz_
  single ruling
  blank space
5. sza2 ina _ugu {na4}kiszib3_ sza _za-gin3_

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period Tukulti-Ninurta1.00.00.00 to Sennacherib.00.00.00

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156 composite (P467171) Q003961 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394594

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 39.0 mm
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 02673

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2673
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P394594
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P394594
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394594
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2673

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/2, Sennacherib 156, ex. 001

    [Grayson2014RINAP3/2] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2014. Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 2. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/2. Pennsylvania State University Press.

  • history: AKA, p. xxxvii

    [BudgeKing1902AKA] Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, and Leonard W. King. 1902. Annals of the Kings of Assyria: The Cuneiform Texts with Translations, Transliterations, Etc., from the Original Documents in the British Museum.

  • history: RIMA 1, .0.078.028, ex. 01

    [Grayson1987RIMA1] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1987. Assyrian Rulers of the Third and Second Millennia BC (to 1115 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 1. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-26 at 07:49:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:53:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:30:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-10-01 at 19:11:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394594.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394594). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394594 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394594 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394594},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394594.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394594). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394594 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 156, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394594 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394594},
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