RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002 (P429080)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na [...]
2. _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur_ [...]
3. _sipa_ ki-i-nu sza2 _ug3-mesz_ dal-ha-[...]
4. sza _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ba-nu-u e-[...]
5. ba-nu-u2 _e2_ an-szar2 e-[...]
6. mu-szak-lil ma-ha-zi ka-li-[...]
7. sza2 _dingir-mesz kur-kur_ szal-lu-tu ul-tu qe2-[...]
8. e2-gaszan-kalam-ma _e2_ {d}isz-tar sza {iri}limmu2-dingir be-el-[...]
9. _ur-mah-mesz_ an-ze-e na-'i-[...]
10. sza _ku3-babbar_ u _uruda_ u2-sze-pisz-ma ne2-[...]
11. _lugal_ sza2 ina tu-kul-ti _an-szar2_ {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}ag [...]
12. ul-tu tam-tim e-li-ti a-di [...]
13. kul-lat na-ki-re-szu2 u ma-al-ki la kan-[...]
14. ka-szid {iri}s,i-du-nu sza2 ina _muru2_ tam-tim [...]
15. sza2-lil {iri}ar-za-a sza i-te-e na-[...]
16. [...]-li-ke-e-szu2 bi-re-e-[...]
17. [...]-usz-pa-a {kur}gi-mir-[...]
18. a-di gi-mir um-ma-ni-szu2 u2-ra-[...]
19. ka-bi-is _ug3-mesz_ {kur}hi-lak-ki la kan-[...]
20. na-bi-i' {kur}e2-{disz}da-ku-ru sza qe2-reb [...]
21. ka-mu-u {disz}{d}sza2-masz-ib-ni _lugal_-szu2 [...]
22. {iri}ha-an-da-su {iri}ma-ga-la-nu {iri}al-[...]
23. {iri}pa-de-e {iri}u2-de-e-ri [...]
24. a-di _iri-mesz_ s,e-eh-ru-ti sza li-me-[...]
25. ap-pul aq-qur ina gesz-bar aq-mu [...]
26. a-szi-bu-ti _du6_-a-szur-[...]
27. {kur}mi-hi-ir-a-nu {kur}pi-it-ta-[...]
28. mu-sap-pi-ih _ug3-mesz_ {kur}man-na-[...]
29. {kur}pa-tu-usz-ar-ra na-gu-u sza i-te-[...]
30. sza pa-a-t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni [...]
31. mam2-ma la ik-bu-su [...]
32. {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-ni [...]
33. sza la kit-nu-szu [...]
34. szal-lat-su-nu [...]
35. _dumu_ {disz}{d}en-[...]
36. _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na [...]
37. ina u4-me-szu-ma <ina> _ug3_ [...]
38. _bad3 ka2-gal_ [...]
39. an-hu ud-[disz ...]
40. _mu-sar-mesz_ [...]
41. ep-sze-et [...]
42. i-na [...]
43. _nun egir_-[...]
44. szu-mi it-[...]
  single ruling
45. [...]

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 4 Esarhaddon 078 composite (P462928) Q003307 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P429080

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 07098
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) ND.7098
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P429080
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P429080
British Museum Collection (BM) W_ND-7098

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Saggs H W F 1956a, p. 263

    [Saggs1956a] Saggs, Henry W. F. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 08:42:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 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
2011-12-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429080.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P429080). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429080 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429080 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429080},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429080.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P429080). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429080 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429080 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429080},
}


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