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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 (P392231)

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 A08007

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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Text

object prism
surface a
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ra# ina# _kur#_-ia#
2'. [...] re-sza2-a-szu2
3'. [...] _du#_-ku
4'. [...] ad#-ke
5'. [...]-ru#-szu2
6'. [...]-szak-lil
7'. [...] tem#-me-en-szu2
8'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. a-na da#-[...]
2'. il-li#-[...]
3'. e-ru-um-[...]
4'. _iri_ sza2 _ad#_ [...]
5'. a#-na mi-s,ir [...]
6'. al#-la#-ku [...]
7'. [x]-sza2#-[...]
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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Prism
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016

[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: Iraq 30 (pp. 98-111), 103

[Millard1968Iraq30] Millard, Alan R. 1968. “Fragments of Historical Texts from Nineveh: Ashurbanipal.” Iraq 30: 98–111.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A08007
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced: Assurbanipal.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie		CDLI	approved
2009-11-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P392231) (P392231)

Composites

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. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P392231.

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P392231). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392231 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392231 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 004, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392231},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/12/27/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P392231.

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P392231). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392231 (Original work published 2009)

RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392231 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 004, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392231},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P392231
LB  - CDLI:P392231
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392231
ER  -