RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 158, ex. 001 (P238626)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a]-na# te#-re#-ti#? [...]
2'. {d#}i2-gi3-gi3 _ab_ x [...]
3'. a#-na nik-la-ti-ia sza2 qe2-reb x [...]
4'. {d#}a-nun-na-ki pal-hisz li#-[qu?-lu?]
  single ruling
5'. _dub# nam-mesz_ ri-kis _{d}en-lil2_-u2-[ti]
6'. be-lu-ut _dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 er-s,e#-[ti]
7'. _lugal_-u2-ut {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u3 {d}a-nun#-[na-ki]
8'. pi#-risz-ti sza2-ma-mu u3 esz3-mah#-[hi?]
9'. mar#-kas2 er-mi a-nu u ga-an-zer3 s,er-ret te#-[ne2-sze-ti?]
10'. sza2# an-szar2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ qa-tusz-szu2 is,-ba-tu-ma it-mu-hu [ir-tusz-szu2]
11'. s,a#-lam bi-na-ti-szu2 tam-szil si-ma-ti-szu2 s,e-ru-usz-szu2# [x x]
12'. s,er#-re-e-ti _an_-e _gal-mesz_ mar-kas2 {d}[i2-gi3-gi3]
13'. u {d}a-nun-na-ki u2-kal rit-tusz#-[szu2]
14'. s,a-lam {d}sin_-szesz-mesz-su lugal kisz lugal kur_ [asz-szur]
15'. e-pisz s,a-lam an-szar2 {d}a-nim {d}sin {d}utu# {d}iszkur#
16'. _dingir#-mah_ {d}1(u)?-5(disz) sza2 e2-kid-mur-ri
17'. _sipa#_ la-bi#-in ap-pi mu-ter _sag-din an#-szar2# en_-szu2
18'. [ina] mah#-har# s,a#-lam# an-szar2 _en_-szu2 usz#-ziz
19'. [an-szar2] _ad#? an_-e _lugal dingir-mesz_ mu-szim _nam#-mesz_
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1. [e]-disz _dub# nam-mesz_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_ ina _szu#-min_-ka tam-ha-ta
2. _bala_-e {d}sin_-szesz-mesz-su# lugal# kur#_ asz#-szur# ina# _szu#-min#_-ka# s,a-bat-ma
3. _nam-mesz# sig5#-mesz nam-mesz_ ba#?-la#?-t,u#? _lugal#_-ti# szi#?-i#?-ma# szim#-ti
4. ina nap-har# a-szib pa-rak-ki re-szi#-ia ul#-li#-ma#
5. _suhusz {gesz#}gu#-za_-ia2 _gin7 kur_-i li-kun a-na u4-mi re#-[qu-ti]
6. a-na ia#-a-szi za-ni-ni-ka ul-tu s,i-it {d#}[szam-szi]
7. [a-di] e#-reb _{d}[utu]_-szi a-na ni-ri-ia szuk-ni#-[isz]
8. [kul-lat? _kur]-mesz#? un#-mesz_ s,al-mat _sag-du_ lisz-te-me-qa#-[ka]
9. [_dumu-mesz_-e-a] _dumu# dumu-mesz_-e-a _bala-mesz_-e#-[a]
10. [_nunuz-mesz_-e-a?] it#-ti# s,al-mat _sag-du_ li-ku#-[nu]
11. [a-na u4-me?] s,a#-a-ti#
  single ruling
  blank space
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 65.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 3/2, Sennacherib 158, ex. 001

    [Grayson2014RINAP3/2] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2014. Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 2. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/2. Pennsylvania State University Press.

  • history: Frahm, Sanherib, 1997, 220-221 (T 182)

    [Frahm1997Sanherib] Frahm, Eckart. 1997. Einleitung in Die Sanherib-Inschriften. Vol. 26. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: Iraq 48, p.133-146

    [George1986Sennacherib] George, Andrew R. 1986. “Sennacherib and the Tablet of Destinies.” Iraq 48: 133–46.

  • history: BiS, 119 (K.06177)

    [Meissner1893BiS] Meissner, Bruno, and Paul R. Rost. 1893. Die Bauinschriften Sanheribs. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 06177 + K 08869

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-17 at 09:48:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-10-01 at 19:11:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 158 composite (P467173) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 158, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238626.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 158, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P238626). (2024, October 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238626 (Original work published 2003)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 158, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238626 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2024RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 17},
	title = {RINAP 3/2 {Sennacherib} 158, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238626},
}


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