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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

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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

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Witness

object prism
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
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#-[...]_
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  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
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  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A07937
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  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:11:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI approved View
2009-11-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004 composite (P514713) View the score

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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: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 004, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392161},
}


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