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AoF 30, 241, 5 (P250445)

Official or display spear excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Ruhrlandmuseum, Essen, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Ruhrlandmuseum, Essen, Germany

Museum Number

Berthold Beitz 1

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Spear

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Measurements

67.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Witness

Collections

Ruhrlandmuseum, Essen, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Spear Artifact type comments:
spear head
Material: Metal > Bronze
Measurements (mm): 67.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:
spear head

Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: AoF 30, 241, 5

[Schaudig2003AoF30] Schaudig, Hanspeter. 2003. “Die Keilschrifttexte Des Ruhrlandmuseums Essen.” Altorientalische Forschungen 30 (2): 229–382. https://doi.org/10.1524/aofo.2003.30.2.229.
history: W. Orthmann, Iranische Bronzen der Sammlung Beitz. Saarbruecker Beitraege zur Altertumskunde 57 (Bonn 1982) p. 21 no. 70 plt. 21a-b

[sec46160] N.d.
history: not in: RIMB 2 92f

[sec46161] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Berthold Beitz 1
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Period Comments:
Nabû-mukin-apli (979-944 B.C.)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-03 at 08:35:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2004-12-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“AoF 30, 241, 5 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P250445.

AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry (No. P250445). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250445 (Original work published 2004)

AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250445 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250445},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AoF 30, 241, 5 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P250445.

AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry (No. P250445). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250445 (Original work published 2004)

AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250445 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2024AoF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AoF 30, 241, 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250445},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
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M1  - 2026/1/23/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250445
ER  -