RA 109, 134-135 (P498520)

Official or display barrel excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Number

DMMA H 0864

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (funerary)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object barrel
surface a
1. [a]-na# ma-ti-ma
en: In the future,
2. [a]-na# la-ba-ar u4-mi#
en: in the days to come,
3. [a]-na# u4-um s,i-a-tim
en: in the days hereafter,
4. a#-na u4-mi sza uh2-hu-ru3
en: in the days to follow,
5. _ki#-mah_ a-ni-a-am
en: upon this tomb
6. li#-mur-ma la u2-sza-sa-ak
en: let him look. and not do away with it;
7. [a-na asz2]-ri#-szu li-te-er-szu
en: may he restore it.
8. [a-wi]-lum# szu#-u2 sea a#-ni-i-tam
en: That man who this
9. [i]-ma#-ru#-ma# la i-me-e-szu#
en: sees and does not disregard it,
10. ki#-[a-am] i#-qa2#-ab-bu-u2#
en: says thus:
11. [_ki-mah_-mi a]-ni#-a-am
en: “(As for) this tomb,
12. a#-na# asz2#-ri#-szu#-mi# lu-te-er-szu
en: to its place I should restore it,”
13. gi#-mil i-pu#-szu li-ir-ti-ib-szu
en: may the favor he has done be returned to requite him.
14. i#-na# e-la#-ti szum-szu li-id-mi-iq
en: Above, may his name be blessed!
15. [i]-na# sza#-ap-la-ti# e-t,e-em#-mu-szu
en: Below, may his spirits
16. me-e# za#-ku-ti# li-il#-tu-u2
en: drink pure water!

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display (funerary)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) author: late Middle Babylonian - Neo-Babylonian
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P498520
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P498520

Physical information

Artifact type	Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Museum Number	DMMA H 0864
Accession Number

References

primary: RA 109, 134-135

[Niederreiter2015RA109] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2015. “The Eleventh Archaizing Clay Cone with a Particular Funerary Text.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 109: 133–41.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-04 at 13:29:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Niederreiter, Zoltán	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-04 at 12:56:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Niederreiter, Zoltán	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RA 109, 134-135 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P498520.

RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry (No. P498520). (2016, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498520

RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498520 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498520},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 109, 134-135 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P498520.

RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry (No. P498520). (2016, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498520

RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498520 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2016RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498520},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/7/4/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P498520
LB  - CDLI:P498520
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - RA 109, 134-135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498520
ER  -