RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 (P422671)

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 127896 + BM 128004 + BM 128250

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'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-pisz#-ma#
2'. [...]-t,i-ia
3'. [...]-ik#-le-ia
4'. [...]-an#-za-sun2
5'. [...]-be2-ia
6'. _[...]-mesz# gal-mesz_
7'. [...] ih#-szu#-hu
8'. [...] zi#-bi-ia
9'. [...]-masz-sze-ra
10'. [...] _idim#-mesz_-szu2
11'. [x] _kusz3# sze-am_ isz#_-[...]-sin2#_-ni-szu2
12'. [x]-ri#-ik szu-bul#-[x 5(disz)]/6(disz) _kusz3_
13'. _[x]-sa2# buru14_ na#-pa#-asz2# [x] nisaba
14'. [x x]-a#-an u2-szah-na-bu [x]-pa-ru
15'. [x x]-a#-ti szu-um-mu-ha# in#-bu
16'. _[x]-ansze#_ szu-te-szur ina ta#-lit-ti
17'. [x _x]-mesz#_-ia _he2-nun_ t,uh-du
18'. _[...]-mesz_-ia ku-um-mu-ru _he2-gal2_-lum
19'. [...] _sze#-pad-mesz_ 3(disz) _ansze gesztin-mesz_
20'. [...] _gun# sig2-mesz_ ina nap-har _kur_-ia
21'. [x x] nap#-szu2 i-szam-ma ina 1(disz) _gin2_ kas-pi#
22'. [...]-ma# ina t,uh-di u me-sza2-ri
23'. [...]-a# ba-'u-lat {d}en-lil2
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. sza2# e#-re#-[...]
2'. u2-rat-[...]
3'. ul-tu _e2#-[...]_
4'. u2#-qat-tu-[...]
5'. {d#}sin {d#}[...]
6'. _[x]-mesz#_ [...]
7'. [x] qer#-bi#-[...]
8'. u2#-szar#-[...]
9'. ep-[x]-ti#-ia# [...]
10'. {d}sin# {d#}[...]
11'. _dingir#-mesz#_ [...]
12'. ia#-a-ti# [...]
13'. _lugal#_ [...]
14'. e-pisz ku-[...]
15'. pa-lih _dingir-[...]_
16'. ina ni-ip-hi# [...]
17'. e-ma [...]
18'. _pi?_-x [...]
19'. _geszkim#?_ [...]
  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 005 composite (P514714) Q003704 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422671

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 127896 + BM 128004 + BM 128250
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0552 + 1929-10-12, 0660 + 1932-12-10, 0507

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.127896
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422671
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422671
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-552

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003

    [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), pl. 25 BM 127896

    [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 Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 005, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422671.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P422671). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422671 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422671 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422671},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422671},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422671.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P422671). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422671 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422671 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422671},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422671},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P422671
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 005, ex. 003 artifact entry
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