RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062 (P421794)

Official or display prism 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 030425

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
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...]-li# _man#_ {kur#}s,ur-ri
2. [x x] _muru2#_ tam-tim al-lik
3. [...]-ti#-ia la is,-s,u-ru
4. [...] zi#-kir szap-te-ia
5. [...]-szu2# u2-rak-kis ina tam-tim
6. [...]-e#-szu2 u2-s,ab-bit
7. [...]-iq# u2-kar-ri
8. [...] u2#-szak-ni-su-nu-ti
9. [...]-it# lib3-bi-szu2
10. [...] _szesz#-mesz#_-szu2#
11. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. ma-lak 1(u) u4-me 5(disz) [...]
2. sza2-qu-um#-ma-tu2 [...]
3. {disz}ah#-sze#-e#-ra la pa#-[...]
4. an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) im-nu-szu2 [...]
5. _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 si-hu e-li#-[...]
6. ina _sila iri#_-szu2# id#-du#-[...]
7. _egir#-[...]_
8. u2#-[...]
9. da#-[...]
  rest broken

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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009 composite (P514718) Q003708 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P421794

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 030425
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 0148

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.30425
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P421794
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P421794
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1876-1117-148

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-24 at 19:30:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:22:11 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
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 062 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421794.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062 artifact entry (No. P421794). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421794 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421794 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 062 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421794.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062 artifact entry (No. P421794). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421794 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 062 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421794 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	month = {may 24},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P421794},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P421794},
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