RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072 (P422616)

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 127841

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
column 1
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1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ma#
3'. [...]-us,#-ri
4'. [...]-szir#-ma
5'. [...]-ti3#-szu2
6'. [...] ni#-i'
7'. _lugal#-mesz# {lu2#}nam#-mesz#_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni
8'. sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a
9'. isz-tak-ka-nu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur
10'. ina ir-ti-ia il-li-ku-nim-ma
11'. u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min-mesz_-ia
12'. _egir {disz}ur_-da-ma-ne2-e har-ra-nu as,-bat
13'. al-lik a-di {iri}ni-i' _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2
14'. ti-ib _me3_-ia dan-ni e-mur-ma {iri}ni-i' u-masz-szir
15'. in-na-bit a-na {iri}ki-ip-ki-pi
16'. ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag
17'. {d}isz-tar sza2 nina{ki} {d}isz-tar sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir
18'. {d}masz {d}u-gur {d}nusku {iri}ni-i' {iri}{d}u-nu
19'. a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a
20'. _ku3-babbar-mesz ku3-sig17-mesz_ ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz nig2-szu-mesz_
21'. nig2-gur11 _iri_ szu-a-tu2 ma-la ba-szu-u
22'. lu-bul-tu bir-me _gada-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_
23'. _ug3-mesz_ zik-ra u sin-nisz
24'. 2(disz) tim-me _mah-mesz_ sza pi-tiq za-ha-le-e eb-bi
25'. sza 2(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) _me gun ki-la2_-szu2-nu man-za-az _ka2_ e2-kur
26'. ul-tu man-zal-ti-szu2-nu as-suh-ma
27'. al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki}
28'. i-na 2(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li
29'. _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim al-lik
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _lugal#_-ti#-ia#
2'. ina# tukul#-ti# [...]-ia# ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i
3'. {gesz}szat qa-ti {gesz#}szi#-ga-ri u2-tam-me-eh-ma
4'. it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu ka-bit-ti
5'. u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia
6'. ina szal-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ah-sze-e-ri _man_ {kur}man-na-a-a
7'. usz-te-esz15-sze-ra har-ra-nu
8'. ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag {d}isz-tar sza2 nina{ki}
9'. {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki} {d}masz {d}u-gur qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a
10'. e-ru-ub-ma at-ta-lak szal-t,isz
11'. _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_
12'. sza ni-i-ba la i-szu-u a-di qe2-reb {iri}i-zir-ti
13'. ak-szu-ud ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu
14'. _ug3-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ u s,e-e-ni
15'. isz-tu2 qe2-reb _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu2-nu u2-sze-s,a-am-ma
16'. szal-la-tisz am-nu {disz}ah-sze-e-ri a-lak ger-ri-ia
17'. isz-me-e-ma u2-masz-szir {iri}i-zir-tu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2
18'. a-na {iri}at-ra-ni _iri_ tukul-ti-szu2 in-na-bit-ma
19'. e-hu-uz mar-qi2-tu na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu2 ak-szu-ud
20'. ma-lak 1(u) _u4-mesz_ 5(disz) _u4-mesz_ u2-szah-rib-ma sza2-qu-ma-tu2
21'. at-bu-uk {disz}ah-sze-e-ri la pa-lih3 _en_-ti-ia2
22'. an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) im-nu-szu ina _szu-min ARAD-mesz_-ni-szu2
23'. _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 si-hu _ugu_-szu u2-szab-szu-u
24'. ina _sila iri_-szu2 id-du-u _adda_-szu
25'. _egir_-nu {disz}u2-al-li-a _dumu_-szu2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2
26'. da-na-an an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki}
27'. {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki} {d}masz {d}u-gur {d}nusku _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia e-mur-ma
28'. ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia asz2-szu2 _ti-la zi_-ti3-szu2
29'. up-na-szu2 ip-ta-a u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u2-ti
30'. {disz}e-ri-si-in-ni _dumu_ ri-du-u-ti-szu2
column 3
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1'. il#-[...]
2'. ina su-pe#-[...]
3'. isz-mu-u un-ni#-[...]
4'. ib-bal-kit-[...]
5'. u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu#-[...]_
6'. it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)# [...]
7'. la-pa-an {disz}in#-[...]
8'. ina _ugu_ lib3-bi#-[...]
9'. in-nab-[...]
10'. {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2# [...]
11'. ra-man-szu2 im-nu#-[...]
12'. ina qi2-bit an#-[...]
13'. i-na mah#-[...]
14'. i-dal-la-la# [...]
15'. sza il-li#-[...]
16'. i-na 5(disz)-szi [...]
17'. _en esz-bar_-e _dumu#_ [...]
18'. ad-ke _erin2-hi-<a>_-ia#? [...]
19'. _lugal {kur}elam#-[...]_
20'. u2-bil it#-[...]
21'. sza la-pa-an# [...]
22'. in-nab-tu#-[...]
23'. _ug3-mesz_ {iri}hi-il#-[...]
24'. dan-ni isz-[...]
25'. nam-ri-ri# [...]
26'. pu-luh-ti [...]
27'. szu-nu _un-[...]_
28'. a-na e-pesz# [...]
29'. im-qu-tu2#-[...]
30'. ina me-ti-iq# [...]
31'. _iri lugal_-ti# [...]
  n columns broken
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ti#
2'. [...]-hu
3'. [...]-ia
4'. [...]-u#-ti
5'. [...] x x _bala_-qi2
6'. [...] x [x] szi#-t,ir# _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun
7'. [...] ina _mu#-sar#_-e? an-ni-i szat,-ru
8'. [...]-ti#-ma# lisz-ru-ku?-usz da-na-nu u li-i-tu2
9'. [...]-u2# szi#-t,ir# _mu_-ia _mu ad_-ia _ad ad_-ia
10'. [x x] x it-ti _mu-sar_-ri-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu
11'. [...]-szi#?-bu#?-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim
12'. [x x] li#-ru-ru-szu2
13'. [x x]-su# lis-ki-pu
14'. [...] _kur#_ li-hal-li-qu
  single ruling
15'. [...] lim#-mu {disz}{d}muati-man-pap-mesz-szu2
16'. [...] sa#-mir-i-na

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 009 composite (P514718) Q003708 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422616

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 127841
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0497

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.127841
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422616
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422616
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-497

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072

    [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 15:20:25 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. 072 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422616.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072 artifact entry (No. P422616). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422616 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422616 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 009, ex. 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422616},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 072 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422616.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072 artifact entry (No. P422616). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422616 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422616 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422616},
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