RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 (P422306)

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 121018

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)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
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column 1'
1. [...]-ma
2. [...]-ub
3. [...]-ti#-szu2
4. [...] _szu-min_
5. [...]-de#-e
6. [...]-a#-szi
7. _[...]-mesz_
8. [...]-li#-szu2-un
9. [...]-szu2#-nu
10. [...]-ri
11. [...]-ia
12. [...]-un#
  n lines broken
13'. [...] e#-mu#-ur#
14'. [...]-te-szu2-un
15'. [...]-ri#? {disz}ni-ku-u2
16'. [...]-re#-te isz-qa-te
17'. [...] _szu#-min_ u _giri3-min_
18'. [...]-szu#-su-nu-ti-ma
19'. [...]-u2# ina lib3-bi
20'. [...]-un# u2-ba-'i-i-ma
21'. [...]-nu#-ti du-un-qu
22'. [...] ma#-al it-ti-szu2-nu
23'. [...]-du# a-mat _hul_-tim
column 2'
1. _tur#_ u _gal_ ina _{gesz}tukul_ u2#-szam-qit-u2#-ma#
2. e#-du _lu2_ la e-zi-bu ina lib3-bi
3. u3 sza2-a-szu2-un a-di nina{ki#}
4. _iri en_-ti-ia ina mah-ri-ia ub-lu-u-ni
5. u3 a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man kur_ asz-szur{ki}
6. lib#-bu rap-szu2 e-pisz t,a-ab-te
7. sa#-hi#-ru# dam-qa-a-te
8. a#-na {disz}ni-ku-u2 _ARAD_ da-gil2 _igi_-ia
9. re-e-mu ar-szi-szu#-ma#
10. u2#-kab-bi-sa hi#-t,i#-is#-su
11. [...]-isz# _dingir#-mesz# ugu#_ sza2 mah-ri
12. [...]-szu2# asz2#-kun#
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13'. _iri_ szu2-a#-tu2# [...]
14'. {iri}x-mesz [...]
15'. {iri}sza2-an-ha-ra# [...]
16'. {iri}a-du-ma-nu {iri#}hal#-[...]
17'. {iri}sze-li-ih-i-ra-am {iri}sza2#-ha#-ra#-si#-i'#
18'. {iri}gu-ub_-bad_ {iri}ma-tu2-ha-an-za-ah
19'. {iri}ta-zi-i' {iri}lu-sza2-an-da
20'. {iri}lul-ba-as-ta {iri}ba-ab-sa-ah
21'. _iri-mesz_ szu2-nu-ti
22'. im-ba-risz ik-tu-mu-ma
23'. is-hu-pu hu-ha-risz
24'. {disz}ta-an-da-a-a _{lu2}en-iri_ i-du-ku-ma
25'. {lu2#}qu-ra-di-szu2 u2-ra-si-bu ina _{gesz}tukul_
column 3'
1. _un-mesz#_ [(...) x x]
2. s,e-e#-[...]
3. isz-lu-[...]
4. {disz}a-ku-da#-[...]
5. bal-t,u-us-su# [...]
6. ub-lu-u-ni a#-[...]
7. _ug3#-mesz#_ a#-szi#-bu#-[...]
8. as-su-uh# [...]
9. qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur# [...]
10. hu-bu-ut [...]
11. sza _kur_ sza2#-[...]
12. qe2-reb {iri#}[...]
13. u3# _iri-mesz#-[...]_
  single ruling
14. [x] gu#-ug#-[...]
  beginning broken
1'. ki-ma# nu-u2#-[...]
2'. szu-pu-ma _ku_-x-[...]
3'. u2-sza2-an-ni-ma# [...]
4'. ina szat# mu#-szi# [...]
5'. ki-a#-am# x [...]
6'. um-ma sza2 {disz}asz#-szur#_-du3#-[...]_
7'. hi-szi-ih-te asz-szur# [...]
8'. _giri3-min_ x x x [...]
9'. a#-na# x x [...]
column 4'
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Text content

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

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 002 composite (P514711) Q003701 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422306

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 121018
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0014

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.121018
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422306
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422306
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-14

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001

    [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
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 19:25:50 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 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 15:20:24 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 002, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422306.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P422306). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422306 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422306 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422306},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422306.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P422306). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422306 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422306 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 002, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422306},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P422306
LB  - CDLI:P422306
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 001 artifact entry
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