RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 (P423223)

Official or display cylinder 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 134492

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] e#-pisz# [...]
2'. [x x]-di#-i _lugal_-szu2-nu [...]
3'. u3# {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}[...]
4'. i#-na szuk-bu-us a-ram#-[...]
5'. [x] _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _ug3-mesz tur gal#_ [...]
6'. sza2#-a-szu2 _gin7 muszen_ qu-up-pi qe2-reb# [...]
7'. _iri#-mesz_-szu2 sza asz2-lu-la ul#-[...]
8'. e#-li _gun_ mah-ri-ti# [...]
9'. szu#-u2 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2# [...]
10'. 3(u)# _gun ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) _me gun_ [...]
11'. u2#-nu-ut _zabar an-[na_ ...]
12'. it#-ti _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 {munus#}[...]
13'. [x]-na# szal-la-at# _kur#_ [...]
14'. [x]-it#-ti# [...]
  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 3/1 Sennacherib 004 composite (P462812) Q003478 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423223

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
South-West Palace, Trench II
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 134492
Accession Number 1932-12-12, 0487

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.134492
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P423223
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P423223
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P423223
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-1212-487

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 054

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2023-06-01 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
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 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 004, Ex. 054 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423223.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (No. P423223). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 054 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423223.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (No. P423223). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
}


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