RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 (P450291)

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 —

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 × 55.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [_...]-mesz_ [...]
2'. [...]-ra-te _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar gesz#-[..._]
3'. [...]-qit-ma e-du ul# e#-[...]
4'. [_...]-gesztin-mesz_ 2(u) _ansze zu2-lum#-ma#_ [...]
5'. [...] {lu2#}kasz-szi-i u3 _kur_ ia-su#-bi#-[...]
6'. [...] ar-kab-ma _{gesz}gigir giri3-min_-ia i#-[...]
7'. [_...]-mesz_-szu2-nu _e2 bad3-mesz_ dan-nu-ti al-me# [...]
8'. [...]-pul aq-qur u2-sze-me kar-mesz _e2 edin#_ [...]
9'. [...]-bat _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni _bad3#-mesz#_-[...]
10'. [...] sza# la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-szi-du [...]
11'. [...] am#-nu-szu2-nu-ti _{na4}na-ru2-a_ u2-sze-pisz-ma li-[...]
12'. [...]-s,a#-bat har-ra-nu el#-la#-mu-u-a {disz}is-pa-ba-a-[...]
13'. [...] {iri}mar-u2-bisz-ti# {iri#}ak#-ku#-ud#-du# _iri#-mesz# e2# lugal#_-[...]
14'. [...] _ansze#-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4#-mesz#_ u3 _u8#-[..._]
15'. [...] _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu [...]
16'. [...] szu#-a-tu as,-bat-ma# [...]
  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/P450291

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 55.0 mm
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 —
Accession Number 1879-07-08, 0015

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1879,0708.15
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450291
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450291
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P450291
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1879-0708-15

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 021

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 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 18:51:02 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
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
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450291.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P450291). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450291 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450291 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450291},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450291.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P450291). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450291 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450291 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450291},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450291
LB  - CDLI:P450291
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450291
ER  -
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