RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 (P336287)

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

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

73.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [{d}inanna sza nina{ki} {d}inanna sza {iri}limmu2-dingir _dingir-mesz_] ti#-ik-li-[ia]
2. [a-na ka-sza2-di _{lu2}kur2_ dan-ni am]-hur#-szu2-nu-ti-ma
3. [su-pe-e-a ur-ru-hi-isz isz-mu-u2 il-li]-ku re-s,u-ti
4. [...] x szu-zu-zu an-na-an-dir-ma
5. [at-tal-bi-sza2 si-ri-ia-am hu-li-ia-am si-mat] s,i-il-te a-pi-ra ra-szu-u2-a
6. [i-na _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia s,ir-ti sa-pi-na-at za-'i-i-ri i-na ug-gat lib3]-bi#-ia ar-ta-kab ha-an-t,isz
7. _[{gesz}pan_ dan-na-tu2 sza {d}asz-szur u2-szat-li]-ma# i-na _szu-min_-ia as,-bat#
8. [{gesz}szil-ta-hu pa-ri-i' nap-sza2-ti] at#-muh rit-tu-u-a#
9. [...] x x? _gin7#? {d#}iszkur_ asz2-gu-um#
10. [...] x
11. [...] x
12. [...] x? x
  n lines broken
13'. [...]-i# x x [x x?]
14'. [sza _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia (sa-pi-na-at rag-gi u3 s,e-ni) da-mu u par-szu2 rit]-muk# ma-gar-ru#-[usz]
15'. [pag-ri qu-ra-di-szu2-nu ki-ma ur-qi2-ti] u2-mal-la-a s,e#-[e-ru]
16'. [sa-ap-sa-pa-te u2-na-kis-ma (bal-ta-szu2-un a-bu-ut) ki-ma bi-ni qisz]-sze#-e u2-na-kis rit-ti#-[szu2-un?]
17'. [_har-mesz_ as-pi _ku3-sig17 ki-sag_ eb-bi sza2 rit-ti]-szu2-nu am#-[hur]
18'. [i-na nam-s,a-ri zaq-tu-ti hu-s,a-an-ni-szu2]-nu# u2-par#-[ri-i']
19'. [_gir2-mesz_ szib-bi _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ sza2 _murub4-mesz]_-szu2-nu e#-[kim]
20'. [si-it-ti _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2 a-di {disz}{d}muati-mu]-isz-kun _dumu_ {disz}{d#}[marduk-ibila-szum2-na]
21'. [sza la-pa-an _me3_-ia ip-la-hu] id-ku-u2 _a2-min_-[szu2-un]
22'. [... bal-t,u-su-un] ik#-szu-da _szu#-[min_-a-a]
23'. [...] a-di _ansze-kunga-mesz#_
24'. [_lugal_ babila2{ki} u3 _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} {gesz}za-ra-te-szu2]-un# u2-masz-sze-ru#-[ma?]
25'. [a-na szu-zu-ub _zi-mesz_-szu2-nu pag-ri _erin2-hi-a_-szu2]-un# u2-da#-'i#-i#-szu2 e-ti#-[qu]
26'. [ki-i sza at-mi _tu{muszen}_ kusz-szu-di i-tar-ra]-ku# _sza3-mesz_-[szu2-un]
27'. [szi-na-te-szu2-un u2-s,ar-ra-pu qe2-reb _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu2-nu] u2#-masz-szi-ru-ni zu#-[u2-szu2-un]
28'. [...] u2# [x x? x?]
29'. [...] x x [x x? x?]
30'. [...] x x x [x x? x?]
31'. [...] x x [x x?]
  rest broken
reverse
  (royal decrees not edited here)

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 3/2 Sennacherib 145 composite (P467160) Q003950 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P336287

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 73.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 02655 + K 02800 + Sm 0318

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2655 + K.2800 + Sm.318
Grants, Decres and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period (SAAo/SAA12) P336287
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P336287
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P336287
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) P336287
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2800

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/2, Sennacherib 145, 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: SAA 12, 76

    [Kataja1995SAA12] Kataja, Laura, and Robert M. Whiting. 1995. Grants, Decrees and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 12. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: NARGD, 51

    [Postgate1969NARGD] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1969. Neo-Assyrian Royal Grants and Decrees. Studia Pohl. Series Maior 1. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P336287.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P336287). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336287 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336287 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 3/2 {Sennacherib} 145, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336287},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P336287.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P336287). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336287 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336287 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 3/2 {Sennacherib} 145, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336287},
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