RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 (P498521)

Official or display mace excavated in Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 21368

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)

Artifact Type

Mace

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Witness

Text

object mace head
surface a
1. _e2-gal_ {disz}man-gin _man szu2 man kur_ asz
 en: Palace of Sargon, king of the universe, king of Assyria;
2. sza2 {disz}sin-pa4-pa4 _sukkal gal_-u
 en: (property) of Sîn-aḫa-uṣur, the grand vizier.

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 2, Sargon II 062 composite (P523315) Q006543 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498521

Physical information

macehead

Artifact type Mace
macehead
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Bronze
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot Palace, corner of Room 18
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 21368
Accession Number N 3102

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010120476

References

  • primary: RINAP 2, 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001

    [Frame2021RINAP2] Frame, Grant. 2021. The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC). Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 2. Penn State University Press.

  • history: RA 99 (pp. 57-76), p. 57-61 + fig. 1

    [Niederreiter2005RA99] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2005. “L’Insigne de Pouvoir et Le Sceau Du Grand Vizir Sîn-Ah-Uṣur (Les Symboles Personnels d’un Haut-Dignitaire de Sargon II).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 99: 57–76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23281245.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-15 at 08:43:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 10:10:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-08-31 at 14:22:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-04 at 15:19:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-04 at 12:59:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-04 at 12:58:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 Ex. 001 & X2003 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498521.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P498521). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498521 (Original work published 2016)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498521 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498521},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 Ex. 001 & X2003 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498521.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P498521). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498521 (Original work published 2016)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498521 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINAP 2, {Sargon} {II} 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498521},
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PY  - 2024
ID  - P498521
LB  - CDLI:P498521
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - RINAP 2, Sargon II 062 ex. 001 & x2003 ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498521
ER  -
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