RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 (P450551)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

155.0 mm × 155.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. [...] sza2# la in-nen-nu-u2 qi2-bit#-[...]
2. [...]-sa#?-ku s,i-it pi-i#-[...]
3. [...] x _dingir-mesz_ szu-ta#-x [...]
4. [...] sza2#? la#? [...]
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-e ma-qit-ta#-szu2#? lik#?-[...]
3'. [...] _siskur2# bal_-qi2 ina asz2-ri#-[...]
4'. [_...]-mesz#_ u2-rap-pa-asz2 kim-[...]
5'. [...]-ti# ib-ba-tu lu-u2 a-szar-szu2 u2-nak#-[...]
6'. [...]-me#-szu2-ma szi-mat _hul_-tim li-szim-[...]
7'. [...]-liq#?-ma a-a ir-szi-szu2 re-e-[...]

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 129 composite (P462978) Q003358 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450551

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 155.0 mm × 155.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 12N-043
Findspot
Outer enclosure wall beside NW corner of locus FI 65, in mud brick of Parthian fortress
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450551

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003

    [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, .06.31.12, ex. 03

    [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.

  • history: OIC 23, 112

    [Gibson1978OIC23] Gibson, McGuire, and Miguel Civil. 1978. Excavations at Nippur: Twelfth Season. Oriental Institute Communications 23. University of Chicago 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 18:27:36 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 129, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450551.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P450551). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450551.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P450551). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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