RIMA 3.0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag. (P464290)

Official or display stela excavated in Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad), 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 131124 + frag.

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad)

Artifact Type

Stela

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

1375.0 mm × 750.0 mm × 270.0 mm

Witness

Text

object stele
surface a
1. [{disz}{d}u-erin2-tah2 _man_] dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur _a_ {disz}szam-szi-u
2. [_man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur _a_ {disz}]{d}di-ma-nu-masz _man_ kib-rat _limmu5_-ti
3. [_{gesz}gigir-mesz erin2 hi-a-mesz] karasz_ lu-u2 ad-ki a-na _kur_ hat-ti#
4. [a-na _du_-ki lu aq-bi] {i7#}a-rad ina mi-li#-sza2 e-bir#
5. [a-na {iri}pa-qi-ra-hu]-bu-na a-ta-rad {disz}a-tar-szum2-ki#
6. [_a_ {disz}ad-ra-me a-di _8(disz) man]-mesz_-ni sza2 _kur#_ hat#-ti sza2 i-si-hu-ma#
7. [a-na _a2-mesz_-szu2-nu it-tak-lu] pu#-ul-hi me-lam-me sza2 asz-szur _en#_-[ia]
8. [is-hu-pu-szu2-nu-te ina isz]-te#-et _mu-an-na kur_ hat-ti#
9. a#-di# pa#-[at, gim-ri-sza2 lu-u2 ak]-szud# ina _ugu_ {i7}[tam-ti]
10. sza2 _di_-me {d}utu-szi lu#-u2# [a-lik s,a-lam _en_-ti]-ia#
11. ina {iri}ar-me-di sza2 _murub4_ {i7}tam-ti lu# az#-qu-pu
12. a-na _kur_ lab-na-ni e-li _{gesz}ur!-mesz_ {gesz}e-ri-ni
13. dan-nu-ti a-kis ina _u4_-me-szu-ma {gesz}e-ri-ni szu-a-tu2-nu
14. _ta_ qe2-reb _kur_ lab-na-ni lu asz2-sza2-a ina _ka2 e2_ {d}di-ma-ni _en_-a
15. lu u2-kin _e2-dingir_ la-bi-ru sza2 {disz}{d}di-ma-ni-masz a-bi
16. e-pu-usz e-na-ah-ma u a-na-ku ina hi-sa-at lib3-bi-ia
17. _e2-dingir-mesz_ szu-a-tu2 _ta_ u2-szi-szu a-di _gaba-an-dib_-szu2 lu e-pu-usz
18. _{gesz}ur3-mesz_ {gesz}e-ri-ni sza2 _ta_ qe2-reb _kur_ lab-na-ni ina _ugu_-hi lu-u u2-kin
  blank space
19. e-nu-ma _e2-dingir_ szu-a-tu2 u2-szal-bar-u2-ma e-na-hu
20. _nun egir_-u2 an-hu-su lu-u2-disz _mu_ szat,-ru a-na _ki_-szu2 lu-ter
surface b
  beginning broken
1'. a-szib {iri}bad3#-duk#-[1(disz)-lim ki-is,-s,i]
2'. _ku3_ szu-bat na-ra-me-szu2 _en gal en_-szu2
3'. {disz}{d}igi#-du#-kam# _[gar]-kur kur_ ra#-[s,a-pi]
4'. {iri#}[ne-med-{d}1(u)-5(disz) {iri}ap]-ku#
5'. nam-s,a-ru# [ku3]-sig17# u2-sze-pisz-ma
6'. _alam_ {disz}u-erin2-tah2 _man kur_ asz-szur _en_-szu2
7'. ana {d}<{disz}di-ma-nu> _en_-szu2
  instead of copied u {disz}u-erin2-tah2 man kur asz-szur
8'. _pab_-ir _{gesz}asz-te sanga_-ti-szu2
9'. _{gesz}gidri_ mur-te-'a-at
10'. _ug3-mesz_ szu-ut-mu-hi _szu-min_-szu2
11'. _di numun_-szu2 <si> _di ug3! kur_ asz-szur
12'. u _di kur_ asz-szur za-'i-ri-szu2 ana _mar_-e
13'. asz2-t,u-ti-szu2 a-na _zah2-mesz_
14'. mil-ki _kur-mesz_-szu2 ana _giri3-min-mesz_-szu2
15'. szuk-nu-sze _du3_-usz-ma i-qisz
16'. sza2 _nu_ szu2-a-tu2 _ta igi_
17'. {d}di-ma-nu _szub_ ana _ki man_-ma _gar_-nu
18'. lu-u ina _a-mesz szub_-u2 lu-u
19'. ina _sahar hi-a_ i-kat2-ta-mu
20'. lu-u ina _e2 azag_ a-szar
21'. la-ma-a-ri u2-sze-ra-bu-ma _gar_-nu
22'. {d}di-ma-nu _en gal_-u
23'. _lugal_-su lis-kip _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2
24'. ina _kur_ li-hal-liq it-ti
25'. _geme2 kur_-szu2 ina mi-nu-ti lu-szi-ib

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
RIMA 3.0.104.005 composite (P463931) Q004753 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P464290

Physical information

stele

Artifact type Stela
stele
Dimensions 1375.0 mm × 750.0 mm × 270.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
fragment in private collection, Geneva, anonymous; dimensions

Provenance

Provenience Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad)
Purchased from Joseph M Shemtob in 1881.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131124 + frag.
Accession Number 1881-07-21, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P464290
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0721-1

References

  • primary: RIMA 3, 0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag.

    [Grayson1996RIMA3] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1996. Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, Vol. II (858-745 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 3. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Art & Empire, no. 10

    [ArtEmpire1995] Curtis, John B., and Julian E. Reade, eds. 1995. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Musuem. British Museum Press.

    (photo of stele)

  • history: AoF 39 (2012) 266-277

    [Radner2012AoF39] Radner, Karen. 2012. “The Stele of Adad- Nērārī III and Nergal-Ēreš from Dūr-Katlimmu (Tell Šaiḫ Ḥamad).” Altorientalische Forschungen 39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-13 at 13:50:03 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-04-10 at 11:12:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-07 at 17:15:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-07 at 17:12:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 3.0.104.005, Ex. 01 + Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464290.
RIMA 3.0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag. artifact entry (No. P464290). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464290 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 3.0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464290 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464290},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464290},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 3.0.104.005, Ex. 01 + Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464290.
RIMA 3.0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag. artifact entry (No. P464290). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464290 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 3.0.104.005, ex. 01 + frag. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464290 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	month = {jul 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464290},
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