RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 (P422715)

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 127940 + BM 134455

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness annals)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
1. [...]-ibila# _lugal gal_
2. [...] _lugal# szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
3. _lugal#_ kib#-rat# _limmu2_-tim
4. bi#-nu-ut an-szar2# u# {d}nin-lil2
5. ti#-ri-is, _szu-min_ {d}e2-a u _dingir-mah_
6. ni-bit {d}sin {d}utu {d#}iszkur
7. na-ram {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni#-tum#
8. hi-szi-ih-ti {d}ag {d}papnun {d}na#?-[x x]
9. ha-as-su le-'u#-[x]
10. _sipa_ ke-e-nu mi-gir _dingir#-[...]_
11. _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-szum2-na# [x x]
12. _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal#_ [...]
13. _szagina_ babila2# [...]
14. _lugal# kur# eme#-[...]_
  rest broken
column 2
1. iq-bu-u2# [...]
2. asz2-szu2 na-[...]
3. u3 _egir#?-[...]_
4. u2-pa#-[...]
5. _kur# eme#-[...]_
  rest broken
  n columns broken
column 3'
1. [...]-ka
2. [...]-ma#-as-ma
3. [...] ina# _{gesz}tukul_
4. [...] ap#-lah3-ma
5. [...] u2#-szal-li-ma
6. [...]-a# a-na _lugal_
7. [...]-me# an-ne2-e
8. [...] la# na-par-ka-a
9. [...] ka#-bit-tu2 _gun_
10. [...] x s,e#-er _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-szu2
11. [...] a-na-ku la-as-ma-ku
12. [...]-sze#-bi-la am-hur
13. [...] x-a-te
14. [...] x-szu2#
15. [...] x
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness annals)
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 002 composite (P514711) Q003701 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422715

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 127940 + BM 134455
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0596 + 1932-12-12, 0450

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.127940
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422715
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422715
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-596

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 002, 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. 19 BM 127940

    [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 002, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422715.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P422715). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422715 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422715 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 002, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422715},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422715.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P422715). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422715 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422715 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 002, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422715},
}


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TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 003 artifact entry
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