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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001 (P396017)

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

85.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. a-na an#-szar2 _lugal_ kisz-szat _dingir-mesz_ ba-nu-u ram-ni-szu2 _ad dingir-mesz# gal#-mesz#_
2. sza ina _zu-ab_ isz-mu-hu gat-tu-usz _lugal an_-e u _ki_-tim#
3. _en dingir-mesz_ ka-la-ma sza2-pi-ik {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u {d}a-nun-na-ki#
4. pa-ti-iq er-mi {d}a-nim u ki-gal-li e-pisz kul-lat da-ad2-me
5. a-szib bu-ru-mu _ku3-mesz {d}en-lil2 dingir-mesz_ mu-szim _nam-mesz_
6. a-szib e2-szar2-ra sza2 qe2-reb bal-til{ki} _en gal_-i _en_-szu2 {disz#}[{d}sin-pap-mesz]-su
7. _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-pisz s,a-lam an-szar2 u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a#-[na _ti-la_-szu2?]
8. _gid2-da u4-mesz_-szu2 _dug3_-ub lib3-bi-szu2 _gin bala#_-[szu2 ...]
9. _li-li-iz3 zabar husz-a_ pi-ti#-[iq ...]
10. sza2 ina szi-pir {d}szi-ka-gu e-rim _kusz#?_ [...]
11. nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz-ma a-na sa-[la-mi-szu2 ...]
12. u3 nu-uh lib3-bi-szu2# x x [...]
13. _u4 5(disz)-kam2 u4 7(disz)-kam2_ x [...]
14. u3 i-sin#-ni# [...]
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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 80.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: RINAP 3/2, Sennacherib 159, ex. 001

    [Grayson2014RINAP3/2] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2014. Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 2. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/2. Pennsylvania State University Press.

  • history: ABRT, 1, 83

    [Craig1895-1897ABRT] Craig, James A. 1895-1897. Assyrian and Babylonian Religious Texts : Being Prayers, Oracles, Hymns Etc. (2 Vols.). Vol. 13. Assyriologische Bibliothek.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 05413a

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-03 at 14:18:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 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
2019-10-01 at 19:11:25 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 3/2 Sennacherib 159 composite (P467174) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396017.
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P396017). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396017 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396017 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {RINAP 3/2 {Sennacherib} 159, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396017},
}


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