RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 (P423258)

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 134559

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
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column 1'
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1'. [...] x x
2'. [... si-it-ti _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2 a-di {disz}{d}muati]-mu#-isz-kun
3'. [_dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-ibila-szum2-na sza la-pa-an] ta#-ha#-zi-ia
4'. [ip-la-hu id-ku-u2 _a2-min_-szu2-un bal]-t,u#-su-un
5'. [ina _muru2_ tam-ha-ri it-mu-ha] _szu#-min_-a-a
6'. [_{gesz}gigir-mesz_ a-di _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-szi-na sza i]-na# qit-ru-ub
7'. [ta-ha-zi dan-ni ra-ki-bu-szin] de-ku-ma
8'. [u3 szi-na musz-szu-ra-ma ra-ma]-nu#-usz-szin
9'. [it-ta-na-al-la-ka mit-ha-risz u2]-ter#-ra
10'. [a-di 2(disz) _danna ge6_ il-li-ku da-ak-szu2-nu] ap#-ru-us
11'. [szu-u2 {disz}um-ma-an-me-na-nu _lugal_ {kur}elam]-ma#{ki#}
12'. [a-di _lugal_ babila2{ki} {lu2}na-sik-ka-ni sza {kur}kal]-di#
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. u2#-[rak-kis-ma u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szin]
2'. i-na {na4#}[pi-i-li pe-s,e-e sza i-na er-s,e-et]
3'. {iri}ba-la#-[t,a-a-a in-nam-ru _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_]
4'. s,i-ru-ti u2#-[sze-pisz-ma im-na u3 szu-me-la]
5'. u2-sza2-as,-[bi-ta _si-gar_-szin]
6'. a-na szu-te-szu-ri# [s,al-mat _sag-du_ pa-qa-di mur-ni-is-qi2]
7'. _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ a#-[ga-li-i til-li _{gesz}gigir-mesz_]
8'. {gesz}at-ta-ra-te# [e-req-qi2 isz-pa-a-te]
9'. til-pa-na-a-te u3# [us,-s,i mim-ma szum-szu2]
10'. u2#-nu#-ut ta-ha-zi na#-[as,-ma-di _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_]
11'. _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ sza2 i-mu#-[qi2 ra-ba-a-te i-szu-u2]
12'. szuk-nu-sze a-na# ni#-ri [...]
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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 025 composite (P462833) Q003499 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423258

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 134559
Accession Number 1932-12-12, 0554

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.134559
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P423258
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P423258
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P423258
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-1212-554

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 025, ex. 001

    [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 13:10:32 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
2023-06-01 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 18:17:08 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 025, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423258.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P423258). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423258 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423258 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 025, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423258},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423258.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P423258). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423258 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423258 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 025, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P423258
LB  - CDLI:P423258
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 025, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423258
ER  -
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