RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 034, ex. 001 (P394796)

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

80.0 mm × 133.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
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1'. [_kur_] szu2-a-tu2 a-di 2(disz)-szu2 a-[zu-uz-ma 2(disz) {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _ugu_-szu2-nu]
2'. [asz2-kun] u2-sze-szib {disz}bi-'i-lu [ina {iri}up-pu-me u3]
3'. {disz}en-asz ina {iri}kul-li-im-me-ri [...]
4'. a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ter [bil-ti u3]
5'. man-da-at-ti _en_-ti-ia [e-mid-su-nu-ti]
6'. ina 1(u)-e _kaskal_-ia _an-[szar2_ ...]
7'. u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta pa-nu-u-a a-na {kur}[ma-gan u3 {kur}me-luh-ha u2-sza2-asz2-kin]
8'. sza2 ina pi-i _ug3-mesz_ {kur}ku-u-si u3 {kur}mu-s,ur i-[nam-bu-u]
9'. ad-ke-e-ma _erin2 hi-a-mesz an-szar2_ gap-sza2-a-ti sza2 qe2-reb [...]
10'. ina {iti}bara2 _iti_ resz-tu-u ul-tu2 _iri_-ia asz-szur at-tu-musz {i7}idigna u {i7}buranun{ki} ina mi-li-szi-na e-te-bir
11'. _kur-mesz_ mar-s,u-u2-ti ri-ma-nisz asz2-tam-di-ih
12'. ina me-ti-iq _kaskal-min_-ia _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-lu _man_ {kur}s,ur-ri sza2 a-na {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}ku-u-si ib-ri-szu2 it-tak-lu-ma
13'. _{gesz}szudun an-szar2 en_-ia is-lu-u e-tap-pa-lu me-re-eh-tu
14'. {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis-ma a-ka-lu u3 mu-u2 ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2-un ak-la
15'. ul-tu2 {kur}mu-s,ur _karasz_ ad-ke-e-ma a-na {kur}me-luh-ha usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu
16'. 3(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ul-tu2 {iri}ap-qu sza2 pa-t,i {kur}sa-me-ri#-[na] a-di {iri}ra-pi-hi
17'. a-na i-te-e na-hal {kur}mu-s,ur a-szar _i7_ la i-szu-u ina eb-li har-har-ri kal-kal-tu2
18'. _a-mesz pu2_ ina di-lu-u2-ti _erin2 hi-a_ u2-sza2-asz2-qi2
reverse
1. ki-i qi2-bit _an-szar2 en_-ia ina _gesztu-min-mesz_-ia ib-szi-ma [usz-ta-bi-la] ka-bat-ti
2. {ansze}gam-mal-li sza2 _lugal-mesz_ {kur}a-ri-bi ka-li-szu2-un ad-[ke-e-ma {kusz}na-a-di {kusz}hi-in-ti e]-mid-su-nu-ti
3. 2(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ma-lak 1(u) 5(disz) u4-me ina szi-pik ba-[s,i _kal-mesz_ a-szar s,u-ma-a-me] ar-de
4. 4(disz) _danna_ qaq-qar ina {na4}gab-e mu-s,a [...] al-lik
5. 4(disz) _danna_ qaq-qar ma-lak 2(disz) u4-me _musz_ 2(disz) _sag-du-mesz_-szu x [... sza i-mat-su]-un# mu-tu2-ma
6. ad-da-isz-ma e-ti7-iq 4(disz) _danna_ qaq-qar ma-lak 2(disz) [u4-me] _musz#-mesz sig7-mesz_
7. sza2 s,u-ub-bu-bu a-gap2-pi 4(disz) _danna_ qaq-qar ma-lak 2(disz) u4-[me ...] x-li-ti
8. 1(u) 6(disz) _danna_ qaq-qar ma-lak 8(disz) u4-me ar-de [...] x ma-a-disz
9. {d}marduk _en gal_-u2 re-s,u-ti il-lik [...]
10. u2-bal-lit, _zi_-ti3 _erin2 hi-a_-ia 2(u) u4-me 7(disz) [...]
11. sza mi3-s,ir {kur}mu-s,ur asz2-ta-kan nu-bat-ti [...]
12. ul-tu2 {iri}ma-ag-[da-li] a-di [{iri}me-em-pi ...]
13. mi-szi-ih-ti 4(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ar-de [...]
14. qaq-qa-ru szu2-a-tu2 ki-ma _{na4}zu2-[masz-da3_ ...]
15. ki-ma s,ip-ri {gesz}szil-ta-hi [...]
16. da-mu u szar-ku el-[...]
17. _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,i a-di [...]
18. a-na {iri}is-hup-[ri ...]
19. [...] _an_ [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 133.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 034, 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 03082 + K 03086 + Sm 2027

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    Kuyunjik

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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 17:23:09 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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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 034 composite (P462884) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 034, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P394796.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 034, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P394796). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394796 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 034, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394796 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 034, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394796},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394796},
}


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