RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003 (P298278)

Official or display barrel excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06070

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

103.0 mm × 49.0 mm

Witness

Text

object barrel
obverse
1. [...]
 en: ...
2. re-e-mu ir#-sza2#-asz2#-[szum]-ma# ul#-tu# qe2#-reb# _kur#_-x a#-na# x x x x x x x
 en: the merciful one bequeathed to him, and from the middle of the mountains to ...
3. u2-bil-la-asz2-szum#-ma ina _ki-mah_ ina qe2-reb _e2_-szu2 sza2 _bad3_ sza2 la-di-ni u2-sza2-as,-li-lu-szu2
 en: he brought to him and in the tomb within his estate at the fortress of Ladini he laid him to rest.
4. man-nu at-ta lu-u2 {lu2}szak-nu lu-u2 {lu2}sza2-pi-ru lu-u2 da-a-a-nu#
 en: Whoever you are—governor or administrator or judge
5. lu-u2 _nun_ sza2 ina _kur_ isz-szak-ka-nu ana _ki-mah_ u e-s,e-et-ti
 en: or prince who in the land has been appointed, to this tomb and bones
6. szu-a-ti la ta-ha-at,-t,u a-szar-szu2 u2-s,ur
 en: to it do no harm, its place guard,
7. s,i-il-li t,a-a-bi e-li#-szu2# tu-ru#-us,#
 en: good protection over it extend!
8. a-na szu-a-ti {d}marduk _en gal_-u pa-li-e-ka lu-ur#-rik#
 en: On this account may Marduk, the great lord, your reign lengthen,
9. s,u-lul-szu2 t,a-a-bu e-li-ka# li-isz#-[kun]
 en: his good protection over you may he establish!
10. szum#-ka# _numun#_-ka# u# ba#-la#-t,u# u4#-me#-ka# ar#-ku#-ti# a#-na# u4#-me# s,a#-a#-ta# lik#-ru#-bu#
 en: your name, your seed, and life of your long days for all time may he bless!
11. szum-ma _nun_ szu2-u2 lu-u2 {lu2}szak-nu lu-u2 {lu2}sza2-pi-ru lu-u2 da-a-a-nu#
 en: If that prince or official or administrator or judge
12. lu-u2 _szagina_ sza2 ina _kur_ ib-ba-asz2-szu-u2
 en: or governor who is in the land
13. a-na _ki-mah_ u e-s,e-et-ti szu-a-ti i-ha-at,-t,u-u2
 en: this tomb and bones harms,
14. a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru-ma a-na a-szar-sza2-nam-ma i-leq-qu2-u2
 en: from its place alienates it, to another place taking it,
15. u3 man-ma a-na le-mut-tim u2-szad-ba-bu-szu2-ma i-szem-mu-u2
 en: or if another person unto evil purpose causes him to speak and he listens,
16. [{d}marduk] _en# gal#_-u2# szum#-szu2 _numun_-szu2 _nunuz_-szu2 u3 na-an-nab-szu2
 en: [may Marduk,] the great lord, his name, his seed, his fruit, and his offspring
17. [i-na pi-i _ug3-mesz_] li#-hal-liq
 en: from the mouth of the people abolish.
  rest broken

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 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06 composite (P469143) Q003861 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298278

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions 103.0 mm × 49.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06070
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009051
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6070
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P298278

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003

    [Novotny2023RINAP5/3] Novotny, Jamie, Joshua Jeffers, and Grant Frame. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 3. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/3. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: CBCY 1, p. 53, NBC 6070

    [Beaulieu1994CBCY1] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. 1994. Late Babylonian Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Bottero, La mort (pp. 373-406), 384ff

    [Bottero2016LaMort] Bottéro, Jean. 2016. “Les Inscriptions Cunéiformes Funéraires.” In La Mort, Les Morts Dans Les Sociétés Anciennes, 373–406. Paris : Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme.

  • history: Brinkman, Prelude to Empire , 15 n. 60

    [Brinkman1984Prelude] Brinkman, John A. 1984. Prelude to Empire : Babylonian Society and Politics, 747-626 B.C. Vol. 7. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia, Pa : Distributed by Babylonian Fund, University Museum.

  • history: RIMB 2, .06.35.05, ex. 003

    [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: ARAB 2, 1132-1135

    [Luckenbill1927ARAB2] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1927. Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia, Volume 2: Historical Records of Assyria from Sargon. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OLZ 21, 223

    [Meissner1918OLZ21] Meissner, Bruno. 1918. Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 21: 220–23.

  • history: YOS 9, 82

    [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
2024-10-14 at 13:52:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 19:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 19:10:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 19:07:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-30 at 10:58:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-09 at 11:07:19 Novotny, Jamie Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-14 at 10:23:37 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2013-11-02 at 16:08:28 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 Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Aššur-Etel-Ilāni 06, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298278.
RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P298278). (2024, October 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298278 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298278 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Aššur-Etel-Ilāni 06, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298278.
RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P298278). (2024, October 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298278 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 5/3, Aššur-etel-ilāni 06, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298278 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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