RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 (P389684)

Official or display colossus excavated in Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 3948 (+) VT 15028 + MAG 532 (+) LB 1309 (+) former CDS —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)

Artifact Type

Colossus

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display (witness)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sargon2.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 composite (P523262)	Q006490	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P389684
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P389684

Physical information

human-headed bull colossus

Artifact type	Colossus human-headed bull colossus
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	Palace, southeast side of Entrance j (j,1)
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number	Erm 3948 (+) VT 15028 + MAG 532 (+) LB 1309 (+) former CDS —
Accession Number

References

primary: RINAP 2, 009 ex. 015

[Frame2021RINAP2] Frame, Grant. 2021. The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC). Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 2. Penn State University Press.
history: Med 3, 06

[Med3] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-15 at 09:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-15 at 08:43:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2009-07-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tsouparopoulou, Christina	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P389684.

RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P389684). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389684 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389684 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINAP 2, {Sargon} {II} 009 ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389684},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P389684.

RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P389684). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389684 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389684 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

@misc{2024RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINAP 2, {Sargon} {II} 009 ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389684},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P389684
LB  - CDLI:P389684
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - RINAP 2, Sargon II 009 ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P389684
ER  -