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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

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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

78.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Witness

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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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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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): 78.0 high × 85.0 wide
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02671

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
  • Elevation:
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    Kuyunjik

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
2013-09-11 at 17:37:51 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 4 Esarhaddon 030 composite (P462880) View the score

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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 21, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	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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