RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 (P392161)

Official or display prism excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A07937

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. [...] u2#-ter#-ru# [...]
2'. [...] nina#{ki} il-lik-am-[...]
3'. [x] ep#-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti lib3-[...]
4'. [x]-ke#-e-ma {lu2}e-mu-qi-ia _mah#-[...]_
5'. [x]-mal#-lu-u qa-a-tu-u-a a-na# [...]
6'. [x] _lugal#-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni sza qe2#-[...]
7'. _[x]-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia ur-ru-hi-[...]
8'. al#-lik a-di {iri}kar-ba-ni-ti {disz}tar-qu#-[...]
9'. qe2#-reb {iri}me-em-pi a-lak ger-[...]
10'. a#-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3_ a#-na# [...]
11'. i-na tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en [...]
12'. i-na _me3 edin_ rap-szi asz2#-ku-na _bad5#-[...]_
13'. {disz}tar-qu-u ina qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi isz-ma#-[...]
14'. nam-ri-ri an-szar2 {d#}1(u)-5(disz) is#-hu-pu#-szu#-ma# [...]
15'. me2-lam-me _lugal#_-ti-ia# [...]
16'. sza2 u2-za-'i-i-nu#-ni# _dingir-mesz_ szu#-[...]
17'. {iri#}me-em-pi u2-masz#-szir-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi#-[...]_
18'. [x x] qe2-reb {iri}ni#-i' _iri_ szu-a-tu# [x x]
19'. _erin2-hi-a#_-ia# u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina# [x x]
20'. _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-[x]_ sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-pa-qi2#-[...]
21'. sza la-pa-an ti-bu#-ut {disz#}[...]
22'. pi-qit-ta-szu2-un u2#-masz-sze-ru im-lu-u [x]
23'. u2-ter-ma a-szar pi-qit-ti-szu2#-[x]
24'. ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-nu ul-zi-is-su-nu-[x]
25'. {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u2#-[x]
26'. sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-[...]-na# esz-szu-ti# [x x]
27'. _en-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu#_ [...]
28'. u2-rak-ki-sa [...]
29'. {iri}sa-a-a {iri#}[...]
30'. it-ti {disz}tar-qu-[...]
31'. _iri-mesz_ [...]
32'. _un#-[...]_
  rest broken
  n columns broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-nit-ti qar-ra-du-ti#-[x]
2'. [...] {d#}en# {d}ag#
3'. [...] limmu2#-dingir{ki#}
4'. [...] {d#}u-gur
5'. [...] li#-i-tu2
6'. [...] e#-zib
7'. _[...]-mesz#_-ia
8'. [...] a#-na# be#-lut# _[...]-mesz_
9'. [...]-u2# zi#-[x]-szu2#
10'. [...]-tu2#? szu-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma# [...]
11'. [...]-su lu-[x x]
12'. [...]-t,ir# _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-mesz_ lip#-szu#-usz#
13'. [...] it#-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2
14'. [...] {d#}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_-ia lisz-t,ur-ma#? lisz#?-kun
15'. _[...]-mesz#_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e szat,-ru
16'. [...]-ti#-ma lisz-ru:ku-usz da-na-nu li-i-tu2
17'. [...]-u2# szi-t,ir _mu_-ia ib-ba-tu2
18'. [x x] _mu#-sar_-i-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu
19'. [...]-bu#-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim ag-gesz li-ru-ru-szu2
20'. [x x]-su# lis-ki-pu
21'. [...] ina _kur_ lu-hal-li-qu
  single ruling
  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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004 composite (P514713) Q003703 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P392161

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A07937
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P392161

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006

    [Novotny2018RINAP5/1] Novotny, Jamie, and Joshua Jeffers. 2018. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC), Assur-Etal-Ilani (630-627 BC), and Sin-Sarra-Iskun (626-612 BC), Kings of Assyria. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/1. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: AS 5

    [Piepkorn1933AS5] Piepkorn, Arthur Carl. 1933. Historical Prism Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal I. Vol. 5. Assriological Studies.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:11:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392161.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P392161). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392161 (Original work published 2009)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392161 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392161.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P392161). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392161 (Original work published 2009)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392161 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392161},
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