RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 (P293448)

Official or display die excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07058

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Die

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
1. asz-szur _en-gal_
2. {d}iszkur _en-gal_
3. pu-u2-ru
4. sza2 {disz}ia-ha-li
5. _agrig#-gal#_
surface b
1-2. sza2# {disz}{d}szul3-ma-nu-sag
2. _man kur_ asz-szur
3. _{lu2}gar-kur_
4. _iri_ kip-su2-ni
5. _kur_ qu-me-ni
surface c
1. _kur_ me-eh-ra-ni
2. _kur_ u2-qi2#
3. _kur_ e-ri-mi#?
4. _gal_ ka-a-ri
5. ina li-me-szu2
6. pu-ri-szu2
surface c
1. _buru14 kur_ asz-szur
2. _si-sa2 {+lid}_saga_
3. ina _igi_ asz-szur
4. {d}iszkur
5. pu-ur-szu
6. li-da#-a

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
RIMA 3.0.102.x2003 composite (P463915) Q004737 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P293448

Physical information

cube, die for casting lots for an eponym

Artifact type Die
cube, die for casting lots for an eponym
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 07058
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021122
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.7058
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P293448

References

  • primary: RIMA 3, 0.102.x2003, ex. 01

    [Grayson1996RIMA3] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1996. Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, Vol. II (858-745 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 3. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Bib Arch 46, 19-29 (P, Tr), p. 261-264

    [Hallo1983BibArch46] Hallo, William W. 1983. “The First Purim.” Biblical Archaeologist 46 (1): 19–29.

  • history: Kessler, Topographie 170

    [Kessler1980Topographie] Kessler, Karlheinz. 1980. Untersuchungen Zur Historischen Topographie Nordmesopotamiens : Nach Keilschriftlichen Quellen d. 1. Jahrtausends v. Chr. Vol. 26. Beihefte Zum Tübinger Atlas Des Vorderen Orients. Reihe B, Geisteswissenschaften. Wiesbaden : Reichert.

  • history: WdO 1, p.255-271

    [Michel1947-1952Assur-Texte3] Michel, Ernst. 1950. “Die Assur-Texte Salmanassars III. (858–824). (3. Fortsetzung).” Welt Des Orients 1 (4): 255–71. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25682484.

  • history: Ancient Mesopotamia 301f.

    [Oppenheim1977AncientMesopotamia] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1977. Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization (Revised Edition). University of Chicago Press.

    (Tr)

  • history: YOS 9, 73

    [Stephens1937YOS9] Stephens, Ferris J. 1937. Votive and Historical Texts from Babylonia and Assyria. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 13:50:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 10:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-09-01 at 14:15:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIMA 3.0.102.X2003, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293448.
RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293448). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293448 (Original work published 2006)
RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293448 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293448},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIMA 3.0.102.X2003, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293448.
RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293448). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293448 (Original work published 2006)
RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293448 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293448},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293448
LB  - CDLI:P293448
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - RIMA 3.0.102.x2003, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293448
ER  -
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