RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 (P257579)

Official or display brick excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00014

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal inscription; building of the etemenanki; 11 lines on the edge)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 194.0 mm × 80.0 mm

Witness

object brick
obverse
1. {d}asar-ri
2. _lugal-a-ni-ir_
3. an-szar2-szesz-mu
4. _lugal ma-da_ asz-szur{ki}-ke4
5. _lugal_ ki-szar2-ra
6. _lugal ub-da limmu2-ba_
7. _szagina_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
8. _lugal_ ki-in-gi uri{ki}
9. _nam-ti-bi-sze3_
10. e2-te-me-en-an-ki
11. _mu-na-dim2_

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: Brick
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 194.0 wide × 80.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), 244, no.81

    [Behrens1985JCS37] Behrens, Hermann. 1985. “Die Backsteine Mit Keilinschriften Im University Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 37 (2): 229–48. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359869.

  • history: Borger Asarhaddons, Asarh. 30 18

    [Borger1956Asarh] Borger, Rykle. 1956. Die Inschriften Asarhaddons, Königs von Assyrien. Vol. 9. Archiv Für Orientforschung Beiheft.

  • history: RIMB 2, .06.31.09, ex. 06

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: BE 1/2, 151

    [Hilprecht1896BE1/2] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1896. Old Babylonian Inscriptions Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania: Series A Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1/2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1005492.

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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-07 at 17:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-01 at 19:12:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-01 at 19:10:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard declined View
2024-06-01 at 18:45:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-01 at 08:24:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:37:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:34:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:21:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126 composite (P462975) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257579.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P257579). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257579 (Original work published 2005)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257579 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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	month = {oct 13},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 126, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257579},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257579.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P257579). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257579 (Original work published 2005)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257579 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 126, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257579},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/13/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 126, ex. 006 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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