RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002 (P345496)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113204

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. a-na {d}na-na-a pu-su-um-ti i-la-a-te sza ku-uz-bu u3 ul-s,u za-a'-na-at lu-le-e ma-la-ti
2. bu-kur2-ti {d}a-nim szit-ra-ah-ti sza ina nap-har be-le-e-te szur-ba-at e-nu-us-sa
3. hi-rat {d}mu-zib-sa4-a ti-iz-qar-ti sek-ra-at na-a'-it-ti na-ra-mat ru-bu-ti-szu2#
4. il3-tum re-me-ni-ti a-li-kat3 ri-s,i _lugal_ pa-li-hi-sza2 mu-szal-bi-rat pa-le-e-szu2#
5. a-szi-bat e2-hi-li-an-na sza qe2-reb e2-an-na szar-rat unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti _gaszan_-szu2
6. {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _man kur_ szu-me-ri u3 uri{ki}
7. _lugal_ szah2-t,u musz-te-e'-u asz2-ra-a-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ pa-lih _en en-en_
8. ba-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2 e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u3 babila2{ki} za-nin e2-zi-da
9. mu-ud-disz e2-an-na mu-szak-lil esz-re-e-te ma-ha-zi sza ina qe2-reb-szi-na isz-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti
10. _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}man-gin _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babilax(|KA2.DISZ.DISZ|){ki} _man kur_ szu-me-ri u uri{ki}
11. e2-hi-li-an-na _e2_ pa-pa-hi {d}na-na-a _gaszan_-ia sza qe2-reb e2-an-na
12. sza _man_ mah-ri i-pu-szu la-ba-risz il-lik-ma mi-qit-ti ir-szi
13. asz2-ra-ti-szu2 asz2-te-'e ina a-gur-ri _udun ku3_-tim ma-qit-ta-szu2 ak-sze-er
14. _szu-min_ {d}na-na-a _gaszan gal_-ti as,-bat-ma a-na qe2-reb-szu2 u2-sze-rib szu-bat da-ra-a-te u2-szar-me
15. _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti aq-qi2 usz-par-zi-ih si-ga-ar-sza2
16. {d}na-na-a _gaszan_ s,ir-ti ina qe2-reb _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-ti ha-di-isz ina a-sza2-bi-ki
17. ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} ina ma-har {d}muati ha-a-a-ri-ki ti-is-qa-ri da-mi-iq-ti
18. _ti-la u4-mesz su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu t,u-ub _uzu_ u3 hu-ud lib3-bi szi-i-me szi-ma-ti#
19. _suhusz {gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-ia u2-hum-mesz szur-szi-di it-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim kin#-x x [x x]
20. ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u4-me _nun egir_-u sza ina _bala_-szu2 _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-ti in-na-hu an#-hu#-us#-su# [...]
21. szu-mi3 it-ti szu-mi3-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-ru-u szi-t,ir# _mu#_-ia# _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bal_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 lisz-kun
22. ik-ri-bi-szu2 _dingir-mesz_ i-szem-mu-u sza szu-mi3 szat,-ru ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u#
23. _mu-sar_-ru-u-a i-ab-bat lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru#?
24. {d}na-na-a ag-gi-isz lik-kil-me-szu-ma szi-mat le-mut-tu2 li-szim-[x]
25. _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-szi-szu2 re-e-[x]

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 4 Esarhaddon 135 composite (P462984) Q003364 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345496

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 113204
Accession Number 1915-04-10, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113204
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345496
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1915-0410-2

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002

    [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: RIMB 2, .06.31.17, ex. 02

    [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: CT 36, pl. 15-16, BM 113204

    [Gadd1921CT36] Gadd, Cyril J. 1921. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 36.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2023-01-21 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
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345496.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P345496). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345496 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345496 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345496.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P345496). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345496 (Original work published 2006)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345496 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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