RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001 (P394392)

Official or display tablet 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

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 99.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-a-hu-i-di#-[na ... mi]-gir {d}en-lil2
2. et,-lu na-a-du na-ram {d}[marduk u] {d}zar-pa-ni-tum
3. re-e2-u2-um ki-i-nu [... _dingir]-mesz gal-mesz_
4. _szagina_ it-pe-szu [...] _dumu_ {d}en
5. mun-tal-ku ma-li-ku [... esz-re]-e-ti
6. pa-qid-du sat-tuk-ki [...] _bara2-mesz_
7. mu-t,ah-hi-id _e2-kur-mesz_ [...] ma-ha-zi
8. mu-kin nin-da-be2-e [...] ka-la2-ma
9. mu-nam-mir ma-ha-zi [mu-szak-li]-il par-s,i-szu-un
10. mu-[du]-u2 kul-lat gim-ri [...]-ku ka-la2-ma
11. x-[x]-ti na-mi-i [...] ma-aq-ti
12. mu-szal-li-mu hi-bil-ti en-szi [s,a-bit qa]-at u2-la-li
13. mu-ut-[...] it-ti [...] a-ku-u2-ti
14. [...] ki-na-a-ti
15. [...] hab-bi-[lu]
16. [...] ki-x [...]
17. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-bat zi-[...]
2'. [...] x sza {d}en nu-pa-ra [...]
3'. [ul]-tu s,e-he-ri-ia-a-ma ab-bu-u2-[ia? ...] _ta_ [...]
4'. id-di-nam-ma re-'u-ut s,al-mat [_sag-du_ ...] asz-szur [...]
5'. _kur-mesz_-te ka-li-szi-na [... za-ma]-ni-i-a _gaz_ [...]
6'. kul-lat la ma-gi-ri u2-szak-ni-sza2-[am-ma u2-na]-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-[min_-ia]
7'. u3 a-na-ku ge-en-na-a [u _sa2-du11_] u2-sa-ad-da-ra _sza3_ [...]-sa
8'. _nun egir_-u2 mu-kan-nu-u2 szit,-[ri-ia] mut-ta-id-du ep-[sze]-ti
9'. {d}marduk _en gal_-u2 ap-kal _an_-e u3 [_ki_-tim] _en_ nag-bi u ta-[ma]-ti
10'. szi-mat du-un-qi2 u mesz-ri-i li-szim-szu2-ma [...] a-na _szu-min_-szu2 li-[mal]-li
11'. _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 li-szam-<<szam>>-di-il-szu li-bi-il ma-ta-[a]-ti
12'. i-na nu-uh-szi t,uh-di _he2-gal2_ u3 mesz-ri-i li-ir-te-'a-a _ug3-mesz_-szu2
13'. di-isz _buru14_ i-na _en-te-na_ di-isz _en-te-na_ i-na _buru14_ [lisz]-tab-ra-a qe2-reb ma-ti-szu2
14'. qa-bu-u2 sze-mu-u2 u ma-ga-ru kit-tum u mi-sza2-ru [a-a ip-par]-ka-a pi-i te-ne2-sze-ti-szu2
15'. szar-ru-ut kisz-szat _kur-mesz_-te li-pu-usz-ma e-ma u2-s,a-[am-ma-ru] lik-szu-da qa-ta-a-szu2
16'. s,i-bu-us-su li-is,-bi [hi]-szih-tum a-a [... lum]-na a-a e-mur
17'. ta-nit-ti be-li2 _gal_-e [{d}]marduk# nar-[x x i]-da-la-la
  single ruling
18'. i-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li [sza] _en gal_-e {d}[marduk] szat,-t,ir2

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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 99.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02388

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    Kuyunjik

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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
2013-09-11 at 17:48:21 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

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

Composite Score
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044 composite (P462894) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P394392.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394392). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394392 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394392 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 044, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394392},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394392},
}

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