RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001 (P450413)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.055

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

40.0 mm × 78.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. _lugal_ kisz-[sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
2'. _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-eri-ba
3'. _lugal gal_-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu
4'. _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
5'. _e2_ {d}inanna sza _nina{ki} gaszan_-szu2
6'. ba-nu-u _e2_ {d}asz-szur _du3_-isz3 e2-sag-gil2
7'. u3 babila2{ki} a-na _ti zi-mesz_-szu2
8'. _gid2-da u4-mesz_-szu2 sza2-lam _numun-mesz_-szu2
9'. sa-kap _kur2-mesz_-szu2 an-hu-tu2 ana
10'. ma-aq-tu iq-bu
11'. x-_bar_ u2-[...]
  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 4 Esarhaddon 017 composite (P462867) Q003246 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450413

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 78.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 86.11.055
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450413
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450413

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001

    [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: CTMMA 4, 157

    [Spar2014CTMMA4] Spar, Ira, and Michael Jursa. 2014. The Ebabbar Temple Archive and Other Texts from the Fourth to the First Millennium B.C. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 4. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-15 at 10:50:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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 4 Esarhaddon 017, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450413.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450413). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450413 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450413 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450413},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450413.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450413). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450413 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 017, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450413 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450413},
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