RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 (P450432)

Official or display tablet 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

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na]-ku {disz}an-szar2-pap-[asz]
2. [_man_ dan]-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur[{ki}]
3. [pa-lih] _dingir-mesz gal-[mesz_]
4. [mu]-szap-szi-ih ka-bat-[ti]
5. {d}a-nim u _an-szar2_
6. [na]-ram {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni-tum
7. [musz]-te-e'-u asz2-rat {d}ag u {d}papnun
8. [ba]-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2
9. e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u babila2{ki}
10. sza2 _an-szar2 ad dingir-dingir_ a-na _lugal_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
11. _szagina_-ut _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} im-bu-u
12. ni-bit _mu_-ia {d}inanna [{d}masz _gaszan_]
13. ina _sza3-tur3 ama_-ia [szi-mat _man_-ti]
14. isz-ru-ka a-na [szi-rik-ti]
15. _dingir-mesz_ ud-du-[usz ...]
16. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _dingir_ [...] _gu nu_ [...]
2'. ul-zi-iz [...]
3'. a-na e-pe-[szi ...]
4'. ina _gu2_-ia [...]
5'. u2-szal-la-mu par-s,i [...]
6'. _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina nap-ha-ri-[szu2-nu]
7'. a-na ni-isz3 _szu-min_-ia u la-ban ap-pi-ia
8'. li-zi-zu-nim-ma lim-hu-ru
9'. tes2-le-ti szat-ti-szam-ma
10'. ma-har-szu2-nu szal-mesz lu-ut-tal-lak
11'. _ti-la u4-mesz gid2-da-mesz_
12'. _mu-an-na-mesz_ t,u-ub _uzu-mesz_
13'. u3 hu-ud lib3-bi
14'. szi-mat la-ba-a-ri
15'. kun-nu _bala-mesz_-e
16'. sza2-lam _numun_
17'. szi-i-ma szi-ma-ti
  single ruling
18'. sza ina _ugu dingir-mesz_-ni sza _gu2 lugal_

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 043 composite (P462893) Q003272 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450432

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 68.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number 1880-07-19, 0044

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1880,0719.44
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450432
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450432
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P450432
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-0719-44

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 043, 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: JNES 42 (pp. 1-29), 013

    [Parpola1983JNES42] Parpola, Simo. 1983. “Assyrîan Library Records.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 42: 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1086/372983.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-01 at 08:20:10 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
2023-07-05 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
2013-09-11 at 17:48:00 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 043, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450432.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450432). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450432 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450432 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450432},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450432.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450432). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450432 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450432 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450432},
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