RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 (P450482)

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}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal gal_
  (not legible on published photograph)
2. _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal_
  (not legible on published photograph)
  (Lines 3-34 are not legible on published photograph, so no transliteration is available.)
35. sza la kit-nu-usz a-na ni-ri sza2-a-szu2-nu a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu
36. szal-lat-su-nu ka-bit-tu asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
37. _dumu_ {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
38. _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}
39. _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur_ szu-me-ri u uri{ki}
40. ina u4-me-szu-ma ina _ug3-mesz_ ki-szit-ti _kur-kur_
41. sza ina tu-kul-ti _an-szar2 en_-ia ik-szu-da qa-ta-a-a
42. _e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti sza2 qe2-reb {iri}kal-ha sza {disz}{d}szul3-ma-nu-_masz man kur_ asz-szur
43. _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-ir-a _nun_ a-lik pa-ni-ia e-pu-szu2
44. tam-lu-sza2 ul ib-szi-ma s,u-uh-hu-rat szu-bat-sa
45. ia-a-ti {disz}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _nun_ na-a'-du
46. szin-na-at _abgal_ a-da-pa3 sza2 isz-ru-ku ru-bu-u {d}nin-szi-ku3
47. sza tam-le-e szu-a-tu ina uz-ni-ia usz-ta-bi-la ka-bat-su
48. qaq-qa-ru ki-szub-ba-a ki-ma a-tar-tim-ma lu as,-ba-ta
49. i-na esz-qi _na4 kur_-e tam-la-a usz-mal-li
  (Lines 50-57 are not legible on published photograph, so no transliteration is available.)
58. i-na ar2-kat3 u4-me i-na u4-me s,a-a-ti
59. _nun egir_-u2 ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz
60. _mu-sar_ szi-t,ir _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _{udu}siskur bal_-qi2 _i3-gesz-mesz szesz2_
61. szu-mi3 it-ti szu-me-szu2 lisz-t,ur a-na asz2-ri-szu2 lu-ter
62. {d}nin-urta _ibila_ {d}en-lil2 ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-me
  single ruling
63. {iti}gu4 _u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ li-mu {disz}{d}ag-be-li2-u2-s,ur _{lu2}gar-kur {iri}bad3-lugal_-uk-ka
64. a-de-e ina _ugu_ {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _dumu-lugal gal_-u2 sza _e2_ ri-du-te szak-nu

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 077 composite (P462927) Q003306 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450482

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 11308
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450482
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450482

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-03-04 at 08:05:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:01 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 4 Esarhaddon 077, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450482.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P450482). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450482 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450482 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450482},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450482.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P450482). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450482 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450482 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450482},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450482
LB  - CDLI:P450482
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 077, ex. 006 artifact entry
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