RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, ex. 004 (P422745)

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 127970 (+) 1879-07-08, 305

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. u2#-sze#-s,a#-am#-[...]
2'. i-na e-muq {d}asz-szur# _en#_-ia# [...]
3'. dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni sza# [...]
4'. u3 4(disz) _me_ 2(u) _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-[...]
5'. al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su#-[x]
6'. {lu2}ur2-bi {lu2}a-ra-mu {lu2}kal-du#
7'. sza qe2-reb unu{ki} nibru{ki} kisz{ki}
8'. {iri}hur-sag-kalam-ma gu2-du8-a{ki} zimbir{ki}
9'. a-di _dumu-mesz iri en_ hi-it,-t,i
10'. u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu
11'. i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia
12'. {lu2}tu-'u-mu-na {lu2}ri-hi-hu
13'. {lu2}ia-daq-qu {lu2}u2-bu-du
14'. {lu2}gib-re-e {lu2}ma-li-hu
15'. {lu2}gu-ru-mu {lu2}u2-bu-lu
16'. {lu2}da-mu-nu {lu2}gam-bu-lu
17'. {lu2}hi-in-da-ru {lu2}ru-'u-u-a
18'. {lu2}pu-qu-du {lu2}ha-am-ra-a-nu
19'. {lu2}ha-ga-ra-nu {lu2}na-ba-tu
20'. {lu2}li-i'-ta-a-u2 {lu2}a-ra-mu
21'. la kan-szu-ti mit#-ha#-risz# ak-szud{ud}
22'. 2(disz) _me_ 8(disz) _lim# un#-mesz# tur gal nita_ u _munus_
23'. _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_
24'. _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_
25'. sza# la ni-bi szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu
26'. [x]-lu#-la# a#-na# qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
27'. [...]-ti#-iq ger-ri-ia
28'. [...]-_en#-mu-mesz_ {lu2}qi2-pi
29'. [...] _ku3#-sig17 ku3-babbar_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni _gal-mesz_
30'. [...] _gu4#-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_
31'. [...]-tu am-hur
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ap#-[...]
3'. _ug3_ [...]
4'. _ansze-mesz#_ [...]
5'. _gu4-mesz_ u3# [...]
6'. asz2-lu-lam-ma# [...]
7'. u2-sza2-lik-szu-[...]
8'. {iri}s,i-s,i-ir-[...]
9'. _iri-mesz_-ni dan-nu-ti# [...]
10'. sza li-me-ti-szu2-[...]
11'. na-gu-u2 a-na [...]
12'. ul-tu qe2-reb _kur#_-[...]
13'. _ugu_ mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur [...]
14'. {iri}el-en-za-asz2 a-[...]
15'. u3 dan-na-at na-ge-[...]
16'. _mu_-szu2 mah-ra-a u2#-[...]
17'. {iri}kar-{disz}{d}en-zu-szesz#-[...]
18. at-ta-bi ni-[x x]
19'. _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti [...]
20'. i-na lib3-bi u2-[x x]
21'. i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut [x x]
22'. _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}har-har# [...]
23'. u2-rap-pisz ma#-[x x]
24'. i-na ta-a-a-[...]
25'. sza {kur}ma-da-a-a ru#-[x x]
26'. sza i-na _lugal-mesz_-ni [...]
column 3
  broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] a#-na# [...]
2'. [...] _bad3#-mesz_-ni# dan#-[x]-ti#
3'. [_...]-mesz#_ sza li-me-[x x]-nu#
4'. [...]-szu#-u2 ina szuk-bu-us a-ram-me
5'. [...]-ub# szu-pe-e
6'. [...]-uk _giri3-min_ pil-szi nik-si
7'. [...]-ti# al-me _kur_-ud
8'. [_...]-mesz# tur gal nita_ u _munus_
9'. [...] _ansze-mesz_
10'. [_...]-udu# hi-a_
11'. [...]-un
12'. [...] x
13'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. u2#-[...]
2'. i-na szal#-[...]
3'. 2(u) _lim_ [...]
4'. i-na lib3-bi#-[...]
5'. _ugu#_ ki#-s,ir# _lugal#_-[...]
6'. si#-it#-ti# szal#-la#-ti# [...]
7'. a-na gi-mir _karasz_-ia# [...]
8'. _ug3-mesz_ ma-ha-za-ni-ia# [x x]
9'. ki-ma s,e-e-ni lu [...]
  single ruling
10'. i-na u4-me-szu-ma _nina_{ki#} [...]
11'. s,i-i-ru _iri_ na-ram# [...]
12'. sza nap-har ki-du-de-[...]
13'. u3# _{d}isz-tar-mesz_ ba-szu-[...]
14'. tem#-me#-en#-nu# da#-ru-u2 du#-[...]
  rest broken
column 6
  broken
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. [x x]-lat# hi#-s,ib# hur#-sza2#-a#-ni# _ka2#-gal#_ {kur#}ha#-lah2#-hi#
2'. _szu-nigin_ 8(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz_ {d}utu-e3
3'. me2-eh-ret {im}szu-u2-ti u3 {im}sza2-de-e
4'. az-ku-ra ni-bit-si-in
5'. {d#}iszkur sza2-ri-ik _he2-gal2_ a-na _kur_
6'. _ka2#-gal#_ {d}iszkur sza am-ba-si
7'. [x] er3-ra mu-szam-qit a-a-bi
8'. _ka2#-gal#_ {d}u-gur sza {iri}tar-bi-s,i
9'. [x _x]-sig7#-sig7_ mu-szam-me-eh s,ip-pa-a-ti
10'. _ka2#-gal# {gesz#}kiri6#-mesz# szu-nigin_ 3(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz_
11'. [x x]-eh#-ret {im}il-ta-a-ni
12'. [x x]-bi# zi-kir-szi-in
13'. [...] mu#-sze-szir kup3-pi-ia
14'. [x x] ma-as-qe2-e
15'. [...] mi-szir3-ti da-ad2-me
16'. [...]-ri# pa-qi2-da-at ka-la-ma
17'. [...] ma#-szar-ti _szu-nigin_ 3(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz_
18'. [x x]-eh#-ret {im}a-mur-ri
19'. [...]-ra# szu-me-szin
20'. [...] bad3#-nig2-erim2#-hu-luh-ha
21'. [...]-a-ni usz-szi-szu2 ap-te-ma
22'. [...]-szap#-pil-ma u2-sza2-ak-szid
23'. [...] qe2-reb ma-a-me szap#-la#-a-nu
24'. [...]-nu ak-si-ma e-la#-nisz
25'. [...]-szu# ina {na4}pi-i-li _gal-mesz_
26'. [...]-szu# sza nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia
27'. [...]-rab#-bi re-ba#-[x x]
  rest broken
column 8
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] _szah-mesz_ {gesz}[x]
3'. [...]-pi-szu ta-[x x]
4'. [...] _{gesz#}szur-min3_ tar-bit s,ip-pa-a#-ti#
5'. [x] _ambar-mesz_ sza qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me
6'. ak-szit,-ma a-na szip-ri hi-szih-ti
7'. _e2-gal-mesz_ be-lu-ti-ia lu e-pu-usz
8'. ul-tu szip-ri _e2-gal_-ia u2-qat-tu-u2
9'. {d}asz-szur _en gal dingir-mesz_ u3 _{d}isz-tar-mesz_
10'. a-szi-bu-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} ina qer-bi-sza2
11'. aq-re-ma _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti
12'. aq-qi2-ma u2-szat-lim kad3-ra-a-a
13'. _i3-gesz_ {gesz}ser2-di u3 hi-bi-isz-ti
14'. sza _{gesz}kiri6-mesz edin_ sza2-ab-bur-ti
15'. u2-raq-qa-a a-na ru-usz-ti
16'. i-na tasz-ri-it _e2-gal_ sza ba-hu-la-te _kur_-ia
17'. u2-sza2-asz2-qa-a muh-ha-szu2-un
18'. _gesztin_ du-usz-szu-pu s,ur-ra-szu2-un am-kir
19'. a-na ar2-kat3 _u4-mesz_ ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia
20'. sza {d}asz-szur a-na _re-e2-um_-ut _kur_
21'. u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2
22'. e-nu-ma _bad3_ sza2-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma
23'. en-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz
24'. _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir szu-me-ia li-mur-ma
25'. _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2
26'. a-na asz2-ri-szu2 lu-ter {d}asz-szur u3 {d}isz-tar
27'. ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u2
  double ruling
  (colophon follows)
28'. {iti}szu _u4 1(u) 2(disz)#-kam#_ li#-[mu {disz}{d}ag-bad3-pap]
29'. [_{lu2}gar-kur_ {iri}tam-nun-na]

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 3/1 Sennacherib 015 composite (P462823) Q003489 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422745

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Nebi Yunus
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 127970 (+) 1879-07-08, 305
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0626 (=BM 127970) (+) 1879-07-08, 0305

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.127970
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P422745
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422745
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422745
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-626

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 015, ex. 004

    [Grayson2012RINAP3/1] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2012. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/1. Eisenbrauns.

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
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie 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
2019-10-20 at 10:52:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-15 at 13:47:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 3/1 Sennacherib 015, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422745.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P422745). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422745 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422745 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 015, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422745},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422745},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422745.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P422745). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422745 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422745 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 015, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422745},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422745},
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