RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 (P427906)

Official or display brick excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 090285

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

315.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
obverse
1. ana {d}marduk _umun_-szu2
2. {disz}an-szar2-du3-a
3. _man szu2 man kur_ asz
4. _a_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-asz
5. _man szu2 man kur_ asz
6. _man_ ka2-disz{ki}
7. a-gur-ri
8. e2-temen-an-ki
9. esz-szisz
10. u2-sze-pisz

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 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248 composite (P469103) Q008336 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P427906

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 315.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Purchased by George Smith in Baghdad in 1873.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number BE —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090285
Accession Number DT 381

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90285 + DT.381
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P427906

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001

    [Novotny2023RINAP5/3] Novotny, Jamie, Joshua Jeffers, and Grant Frame. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 3. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/3. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: RIMB 2, .06.32.08, ex. 001

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • citation: CBI, 078

    [Walker1981Bricks] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1981. Cuneiform Brick Inscriptions in the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the City of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-14 at 13:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-09 at 12:35:46 Novotny, Jamie Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 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 15:01:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Frame, Grant CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427906.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P427906). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427906 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427906 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 248, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427906},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P427906.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P427906). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427906 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427906 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427906},
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TI  - RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 248, ex. 001 artifact entry
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