RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007 (P450537)

Official or display brick excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab 04053

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
obverse
1. {d}asar-ri
2. lugal-a-ni-ir
3. an-szar2-szesz-mu
4. _lugal ma-da_ asz-szur{ki}-ke4
5. _lugal_ ki-szar2-ra
6. _lugal ub#-da limmu2-ba_
7. _szagina_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
8. _lugal#_ ki-in-gi uri#{ki}
9. [_nam-ti]-bi-sze3_
10. [e2-te-me]-en#-an-ki
11. [_mu-na-dim2_]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

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 126 composite (P462975) Q003355 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450537

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 190.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA Bab 04053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450537

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007

    [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: RIMB 2, .06.31.09, ex. 07

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 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
2013-09-11 at 18:21:48 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 126, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450537.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P450537). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450537 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450537 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450537.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P450537). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450537 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450537 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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