RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, ex. 001 (P397334)

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

89.0 mm × 95.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [a-na-ku {disz}]an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na
2. [mu-du-u] ha-as-su it-pe-szu pit-qu-du
3. [...]-sza2-ti e-pisz szip-ri sza [...] a-sza2-red
4. [musz-te-e']-u2 esz-re#-e#-ti# [...]
5. [...]-u2-a [...]
6. [...] {d}[...]
7. [...] {d}[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. isz-ta-[...]
2. i-na lib3-[bi ...]
3. si-kip-[ti ...]
4. u2-[...]
5. at-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. {disz}[...]
2'. a-na [...]
3'. u3 [...]
4'. qa-at {d}[...]
5'. {lu2}i-szip-pi2 [...]
6'. _{lu2}gala-mesz_ i-[...]
7'. ta-nit-ti qar-ra-[du-ti-szu2 ...]
8'. _{lu2}nar-mesz_ ina _{gesz}za3-[mi2_ ...]
9'. gim-ri _erin2 hi-a_-ia [...]
10'. te-e-ra i-sza2-[...]
11'. ina _kar_ a-[...]
12'. a-na 1(disz) _danna_ [...]
13'. as-li eb-bu-[ti ...]
14'. nap-tan sze-e-[ri ...]
15'. {d}ag {d}masz _dumu_ [...]
16'. u2-szal-[...]
17'. {d}u-gur [...]
18'. il-[...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] e2-sag-il2 [...]
2'. [... _an_-e] u _ki_-tim a-na [...]
3'. [...] u2-szam-ki-ra u2-[...]
4'. [_dingir-mesz] gal-mesz_ szu-ut _an_-e u _ki_-tim _ug3-mesz_ [...]
5'. [a-na _giri3-min_]-szu2 u2-szak-ni-szu2 a-a-bi-szu2 is-pu-nu at-[...]
6'. [mu]-szab _an-szar2_ e2-szar2-ra _e2_ ab-be2-e a-szar te-disz-ti
7'. [sza] it-ti _iri_-ka _babila2{ki} e2-kur_-ka e2-sag-gil2
8'. [x x] e-mu-ru-ma szu-ud-lu-pu _ug3-mesz_-szu2
9'. [e2]-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra a-szar te-disz-ti-ia
10'. [isz-da]-a-szu2 li-ku-na ki-ma _kur_-i
11'. [gi]-mir _he2-nun_ t,uh-du hi-s,ib kib-ra-a-ti
12'. [szat-ti]-szam-ma _i7_-isz3 li-szah-bi-ba qe2-reb-szu2
  single ruling
13'. [i]-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li sza {d}en sza3-t,ir
14'. [_gim] sumun_-szu2 _ab-sar_-ma ba3-ri3
15'. [_dub_] {disz}{d}marduk-gar-mu {lu2}szaman2-la2 tur_
16'. [_szu_ {disz}{d}]pa-numun-kat3 {lu2}a-ba_
17'. [_a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}]ina-_suh3-szur a-ba a_ {disz}{d}ag-pap-ir _a-ba_

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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 89.0 high × 95.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 045, 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 07862

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    Kuyunjik

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2013-09-11 at 17:49:00 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 045 composite (P462895) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P397334.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P397334). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397334 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397334 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 045, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397334},
}


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