RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 (P393936)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] hi#-t,i#-ti# u3 gul#-[...]
2'. [...]-lu-ti _ugu_-szu2-un [...]
3'. [...] _tur#-mesz_ sza li-[...]
4'. [...]-szi# nik-si u3 kal#-[...]
5'. [...] u3# _u8-udu hi-a_ sza2 la ni-[...]
6'. [_...]-mesz# ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis-ma [...]
7'. [...]-di#-i# _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru#-[...]
8'. [...] u2-rad-di-[...]
9'. [_...]-mesz#_ sza a-na dun-nu-[...]
10'. [_...]-mesz#_ ne2-me-di _zu2 kusz#_ [...]
11'. [...] x x [...]
12'. [...] u2#-sze-bi#-[...]
13'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken

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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: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 30.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 055

    [Grayson2012RINAP3/1] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2012. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/1. Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 01639

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-10-20 at 10:52:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004 composite (P462812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P393936.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P393936). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393936 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393936 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393936},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P393936.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P393936). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393936 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393936 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393936},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P393936
LB  - CDLI:P393936
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393936
ER  -
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