RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 (P394592)

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

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

78.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
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1'. [... ana] nina{ki} il-lak-u2-[ma ...]
2'. [lu-bul-ti _gun3 gada_] u2-lab-ba-szu2-usz _har ku3-sig17_ u2-[rak-ka-su rit-te-szu2]
3'. [...]-szu2 u8-a ul iq-bi-ma ul is,-ru-[uh si-pit-tu?]
4'. [a-na e-muq ra-ma-ni-szu2 it]-ta-kil-ma um-man-szu2 _karasz_-su id-[ke-e-ma]
5'. [a-na {disz}{d}nin-gal-_szum2-na ARAD2_ da]-gil2 pa-ni-ia ni-i-tu il-me-szu2-ma is,-ba-ta [mu-s,a-a-szu2]
6'. [ad-ke-e _erin2 hi-a_]-ia usz-te-szir-ma a-na _kur_ tam-tim as,-s,a-bat [har-ra-nu]
7'. [{disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}]marduk-a-szum2-na ba-ra-nu-u na-bal-kat3-ta-nu
8'. [a-lak _erin2 hi-a_-ia isz-me-e]-ma a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} sze-la-bisz in-na-bit
9'. [asz-szu2 ma-mit {d}asz-szur] _en_-szu2 la is,-s,ur-u-ma qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti i-na-ru-szu2 ina _{gesz}tukul_
10'. [{disz}na-'i-id-{d}marduk sza2 a]-na _szesz_-szu2 qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti e-pu-szu2 e-mur-ma
11'. [a-na _kur_ asz-szur]{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-ia
12'. [ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 ana pa]-ni-szu2 u2-szad-gil2-ma man-da-ti _en_-ti-ia e-mid-su
13'. [{disz}en-ba-sza2 sza ina 1(u) 2(disz)] _danna#_ qaq-qa-ru qe2-reb a-gam-me _gi-ambar-mesz_ szit-ku-nu szub-tu
14'. [pu-ul-hi me-lam-me _en_-ti]-ia is-hu-pu-szu2-ma hat-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 in-qut-su-[ma]
15'. [asz2-szu2 e-pesz _ARAD2_]-ti a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-szaq _giri3-min_-[ia]
16'. [{iri}ar-za-a sza] {disz}a-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu is-lu-u ni-ri-[ia]
17'. [ina bi-re-ti ad-di-szu2]-nu-ti-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-[ra-a]
18'. [{disz}te-usz-pa {kur}gi-mir-a-a ina] {kur}hu-bu-usz-na a-di gi-mir _erim-[hi-a_-szu2]
19'. [u2-ra-as-si-ib ina _{gesz}tukul_ man-da]-tu ka-bit-tu [e-mid-su]
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reverse
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1'. [... {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur]-ri a-szib [qa-bal tam-tim ...]
2'. [...] is-lu-u ni-[ri ...]
3'. [...] _an-szar2 man dingir-mesz_ u nam-ri-ri _en_-ti-ia [...]
4'. [...] ka-mis-ma u2-s,al-la-a _en_-[ti-ia ...]
5'. [... man-da]-tu ka-bit2-ti _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 it-ti nu-dun-[ne2-e-szi-na ...]
6'. [... na-dan szat]-ti-szu2 ma-la u2-szab-t,i-lu [...]
7'. [...] u2-na-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia [...]
8'. [...] _iri-mesz_-szu2 szu-ut na-ba-li e-kim-szu2-ma [...]
9'. [... asz2]-kun-ma ana mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} _gur_ [...]
10'. [...] _igi_ {disz}ba-di-[...] u2-szad-gil2 [...]
11'. [...]-ni-szu2
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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 4 Esarhaddon 030 composite (P462880) Q003259 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394592

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 85.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Kuyunjik
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 02671

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2671
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P394592
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P394592
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394592
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2671

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 030, 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.

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 17:37:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P394592.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394592). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394592 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394592 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 030, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394592},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P394592.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394592). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394592 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394592 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 030, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394592},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P394592
LB  - CDLI:P394592
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 artifact entry
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ER  -
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