RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004 (P450552)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-639 (PMA F29-06-397)

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

62.0 mm × 97.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. [...]-su#
2. [...]-szu2
3. [...] x-su
4. [...] x ma-al-ku
5. [...] _du_
6. [...] _en gal_-i _en_-szu2
7. [...]-rat# er-bet-ti
8. [...]-bi# {d}en-lil2
9. [...] _ag#_ {d}u-gur u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_
10. [...]-usz# i-mu-ru da-na-an-szu2-un
11. [...] _gissu_-szu2-nu da-ru-u2
12. [...]-s,u# _ugu_-szu2 _ugu_-szu2
13. [...] ti-ik-li-szu2 kul-lat _kur-kur_ i-be2-lu-ma
14. [...]-szu# sze-pu-usz-szu2
15. [...]-sag-il2 u babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
16. [...]-zu# mu-kin sat-tuk-ku
17. [...] babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki} sa-li-mu ir-szu-u2
18. [...] ir-mu-u2 szu-bat-su
19. [...]-szu2 e2-dim-gal-kalam-ma u2-sze-rib-u2-ma
20. [...] da-ra-a-ti
21. [...] ul#-tu# qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki#}
22. [...]-kin#-nu# is#-qu#-usz-szu2 x [x]
23. [...] x x [...]
24. [...] x x [...]

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/P450552

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 97.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM L-29-639 (PMA F29-06-397)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.L-29-639
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450552

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004

    [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. 04

    [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
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 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. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450552.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P450552). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450552 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450552 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450552},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450552.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P450552). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450552 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450552 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450552},
}


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