RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 (P393967)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

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
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column 1'
1. [...] _na4 kur_-i u2-szib#-ma#
2. [...]-s,u#-ti# a-na s,um-me-ia
3. [_...]-si#-mesz_ hur-sza2-a-ni
4. [...] asz2#-ta#-kan# tah-ta-szu2-un
5. [...]-lu#-la szal-la-su-un
6. [...]-na# {d}gesz-bar aq-mu
7. [...]-ia# u2-ter-ma
8. [...]-e# _lugal_ {iri}uk-ki
9. [...]-s,a-bat har-ra-nu
10. [...]-di pa-asz2-qu-ti
11. [_...]-mesz#_ mar-s,u-ti
12. [...] qe2-reb-szu2-un ma-am-man
13. [...] _lugal-mesz_ pa-ni mah-ru-ti
14. [...] {kur#}up-pa _kur-mesz_ dan-nu-ti
15. [...] a#-na-ku ina _{gesz}gu-za_ ne2-me-di
16. [...]-ha#-zi-ia git2-ma-lu-ti
17. [...]-szu2#-un pi-qu-ti
18. [...]-ma# mar-s,i-isz
19. [_...]-mesz_ pa-asz2-qa-ti
20. [...]-u'# _giri3-min erim#-hi#-a#_-ia
21. [...] _lugal#_-ti#-szu2#
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column 2'
1. a-na a-ha-an-na-a u2-[...]
2. i-na ne2-ber ka-a-ri _{gesz}ma2#_ [...]
3. u2-t,e-eb-bu-u2 ba-hu-la#-[...]
4. u2-sza2-ni-hu u2-lam-me-nu ka-ras-si#-[x]
5. i-na da-na-a-ni u3 szup-szu-qi2
6. mar-s,i-isz u2-bi-lu-nim-ma
7. u2-sza2-as,-bi-tu _ka2-mesz_-szi-in
8. {i7}te-bil-ti a-gu-u2 szit-mu-ru
9. sza ul-tu u4-me _su3-mesz_ t,e-eh _e2-gal_
10. i-ba-'u-u2-ma i-na _illu_-sza gap-szi
11. i-na usz-szi-sza2 ab-bu u2-szab-szu-u2
12. u2-ri-ib-bu tem-me-en-sza2
13. _e2-gal-tur-ra_ sza2-a-tu a-na si-hir-ti-sza2
14. aq-qur-ma sza {i7}te-bil-ti ma-lak-sza2
15. usz-te-esz-na-a ab-bu usz-t,ib-ma
16. u2-sze-szir mu-s,u-sza2 qe2-reb ka-tim-ti
17. a-sur-rak-ki-sza2 szap-la-a-nu _gi-mesz_
18. e-la-nisz _na4 kur_-i dan-ni it-ti _esir-ud-a_
19. ak-si-ma 3(disz) _me_ 4(u) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 us2_
20. 2(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 sag-ki#_ qaq-qa-ru
21. [x x] me#-szi#-ih#-ti# tam-li-i mah-re-e
22. [...] 7(disz)# _me_ i-na _as4-lum gal_-ti _usz_
23. [...] _sag#-ki an-ta {im}si-sa2_
24. [_...]-ki# muru2_-tum#
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column 3'
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1'. u3 {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}eren#_ [...]
2'. ih-ze-et esz-ma2-re-e# [x x]
3'. s,e-ru-usz-szin ul-ziz-ma sza [...]
4'. e-mid _{gesz}gan-du7_ [...]
5'. u3 1(u) 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ [...]
6'. pi-ti-iq u2-[...]
7'. sza gat-tu szur-ru-hu [...]
8'. 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ szad-di _{d}lamma#_ [...]
9'. 1(disz) _usz_ 1(u) 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ szad-di _{d}lamma#_ [...]
10'. {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e# [...]
11'. u3 ne2-re-bi as-mesz [...]
12'. _{na4}kun4-mesz {na4}dur2-mi-na_ [...]
13'. u3 _kun4-mesz_ {na4}pi-[...]
14'. da-ad2-me na-ki-ri [...]
15'. qe2-reb-szi-in [...]
16'. u2-sza2-as-[...]
17'. _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hu# [...]
18'. sza gi-mir# [...]
19'. _gesz#-mesz#_ [...]
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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 3/1 Sennacherib 016 composite (P462824) Q003490 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P393967

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 01675

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.1675
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P393967
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P393967
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P393967
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-1675

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 016, ex. 005

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P393967.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P393967). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393967 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393967 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 016, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393967},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P393967.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P393967). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393967 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393967 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 016, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393967},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 artifact entry
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