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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 040 (P392261)

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

Museum Number

OIM A08037

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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object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. [...] ma#-ti-ma# ti-[...]
2'. [...] u2#-sze-bi-la a-na# [...]
3'. [x x]-su# u3 _dumu-munus-[...]_
4'. [x x] ter-ha-ti# ma-a'-as-si# am-[x x]
5'. re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-[x]
6'. _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u2-ter-ma a-din#-[x]
7'. {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {iri}ar-u2-ad-da a-szib _muru2_ [x x]
8'. {disz}mu-gal-lu _lugal_ {kur}tab_-iri_ {disz}sa-an-di-szar-me {kur}hi#-lak#-[...]
9'. sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la kan-szu2 ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun#_-[x]
10'. _dumu-munus-mesz_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu it-ti nu-dun-ne2-e ma-[x x]
11'. a-na e-pesz _{munus#}agrig#_-u2-ti a-na _nina#_ [x]
12'. u2-bi-lu-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3#-[x_ x]
13'. e-li# {disz}mu-gal#-li _ansze2-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-da-at#-[x]
14'. szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ($ blank space $) [...]
2'. _[...]-du#_ [...]
3'. [...] x [...]
4'. [...] ($ blank space $) [...]
5'. _[...]-mesz#_ [...]
6'. [...]-szu2#-nu# [...]
7'. [...]-la#-a [...]
8'. _usz2#-mesz#_-szu2#-nu# {i7}[...]
9'. _a-mesz_-sza2 as,-ru-[...]
10'. {disz}um-man-i-gasz# [...]
  n columns broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [x] hi-le-ni-szu2# e-mi3-id# _e2#_ ri#-[...]
2'. na#-s,ir _lugal_-ti-ia a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 u2-szak-[...]
3'. _{gesz}kiri6-mah_ sza2 gi-mir _gesz-mesz gurun nig2-sa-sa-hi-a_ ka-la#-[...]
4'. szi-pir ep-sze-ti-szu2 ag-mur-ma _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti# [...]
5'. ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti u2-szar-ri-szu2 e-[...]
6'. ana _egir_ u4-me ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia sza2 an#-szar2# u# {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# a-na be#-[...]
7'. e-nu-ma _e2 usz_-u-ti szu2-a-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru-ma# [...]
8'. _mu#-sar_-u szi#-t,ir _mu_-ia _ad_-ia _ad ad_-ia# [...]-mur#-ma
9'. _[x]-gesz#-mesz_ lip-szu2-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 it-ti# _mu#-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun
10'. _dingir#-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e# an-ne2-e szat,-ru
11'. ki#-ma ia-a-ti-ma lisz-ru-ku-usz# da-na-nu u li-i-tu
12'. [x] _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _mu ad#_-[x] _ad# ad_-ia ib-ba-tu2
13'. [x]-ti# _mu-sar_-ri-szu2 la i-szak-ka#-[x _x]-mesz#_ a-szi-bu-ti _an_-e _ki_-tim
14'. [...]-ru#-ru-usz _lugal_-us-su lis#-ki#-[...] _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-li-qu
  single ruling
15'. [...] _ag#-man#-pap#-mesz#-[...]_ {kur}sa-mir-i-na

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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 009, ex. 040

    [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, 3 & 45

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

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  • Museum No.: OIM A08037
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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
2024-05-27 at 10:38:04 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 15:20:25 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

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

Composite Score
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009 composite (P514718) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392261.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P392261). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392261 (Original work published 2009)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392261 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2024RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 009, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392261},
}


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