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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 031, ex. 001 (P397669)

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

52.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] _bala_-u2 [...]
2'. [{disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 ba-ra]-nu-u na-bal-[kat3-ta-nu a-lak _erin2 hi-a_-ia isz-me-e-ma]
3'. [a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} sze-la-bisz in-na]-bit asz2-szu2 ma-mit _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ [sza e-ti-qu {d}asz-szur]
4'. [{d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag] an-na kab-tu2 e-mi3-da-[szu2-ma qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} i-na-ru-usz ina _{gesz}tukul_]
5'. [{disz}na-'i-id-{d}marduk _szesz_-szu2 ep-szet] _hul_-tim sza2 a-na _szesz_-[szu2 qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti e-tep-pu-szu2]
6'. [e-mur-ma a-na szu-zu-ub] _zi_-ti3-szu2 ul-tu2 qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} in-[nab-tam-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
7'. [a-di _igi_-ia il-lik {disz}na-'i-id-{d}marduk u {disz}]um-man-ga-asz2 _szesz_-szu2 ar-szi-szu2-nu-ti re-e-mu _kur_ tam-[tim u2-szad-gil pa-nu-usz-szu2]
8'. [bil-tu u man-da-at]-ti _en_-u-ti-ia szat-ti-szam la na-[par-ka-a e-mid-su]
9'. [{disz}en-ba-sza2 _dumu_ {disz}bu]-na-ni {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a sza2 a-na 1(u) 2(disz) _danna_ qe2-reb a-gam-me _gi-[ambar-mesz_ szit-ku-nu szub-tu]
10'. [pu-luh-ti {d}asz-szur] _lugal dingir-mesz_ u3 me-lam-me _en_-u-ti-ia2 is-hup-[szu2-ma hat-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 im-qut-su-ma]
11'. [bil-tu u man-da-at-tu] szat-ti-szam-ma la na-par-ka-a i-na _nina[_{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia u2-bil]
12'. [re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma u2-szar-hi-is]-su-ma {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ [dan-nu-ti-szu2 dan-na-as-su u2-dan-nin-ma]
13'. [sza2-a-szu2 a-di _{lu2}erin2-mesz] {gesz}pan_-szu2 ina lib3-bi u2-sze-li-szu2-ma [_gim {gesz}ig_ ina _igi_ {kur}e-lam-ti]
14'. [e-dil-szu {iri}ar]-za-a sza2 pat, na-hal {kur}mu-s,ur ak-szu-ud-ma [{disz}a-su-hi-li]
15'. [_lugal_-szu2 a]-di [ma]-li-ki-szu2 bi-re-[tu ad-di-ma it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2]
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1. [ka]-bit-ti a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} u2-ra-a ina [t,e-hi _ka2-gal muru2 iri_]
2. [sza2 _nina]{ki} gim szah_ ar-ku-us-szu2 ina _sza3_ [u2-sze-szib-szu2 {disz}ha-za-_dingir_]
3. [me-lam-me _en_-ti]-ia is-hup2-szu2-ma it-ti _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ ni-siq-ti [_na4-mesz_ ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-tu]
4. [a-na _nina_{ki}] a-di _igi_-ia ub-lam-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-ia 1(gesz2) 5(disz) _ansze-[gam-mal-mesz_ 1(u) _ansze-nita2-mesz_]
5. [_ugu_ ma-da-at]-ti _ad_-ia u2-rad-di-ma e-mi3-su _egir_ {disz}ha-za-dingir [szim-tu u2-bil-szu2-ma {disz}ia-'u-ta-a]
6. [_dumu_-szu2 i-na] _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-szib-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _lim na4-mesz_ be2-ru-te 5(u) _ansze-[gam-mal-mesz_ 1(disz) _me_ {kusz}kun-zi _szim hi-a_]
7. [_ugu_ man-da-at]-ti _ad_-szu2 u2-rad-de-e-ma e-mi3-su {disz}u2-a-bu _lugal_ [... a-na e-pesz]
8. [_lugal_-u-ti _lu2]-a_-ru-bu _du3_-szu2 _ugu_ {disz}ia-'u-ta-a usz-bal-kit-ma a-[na-ku {disz}an-szar2-pap-szum2-na]
9. [sza2 kit-tu i-ram-mu-ma] s,a-lip-tu2 ik-kib-szu2 _erin2-mesz {gesz}pan ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ e-mu-qi a-na [na-ra-ru-tu]
10. [{disz}ia-'u-ta-a asz-pur u2]-ni-ih-ma u2-szak-me-sa sza2-pal-szu2 {disz}u2-a-bu a-di ma-li [_{lu2}erin2-mesz_ sza2 is-si-szu2]
11. [bi-re-tu ad-di-ma u2]-ra-a ina le-et 2(disz) 3(u) _ka2-gal muru2 iri_ sza2 {iri}ni-na-a [ar-ku-us-szu2-nu-ti]
12. [...]-ar-za-a pa-ri-ku [...]
13. [...] {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-u-te _lugal_ [{iri}]s,i-du-[un-ni ...]
14. [{disz}sa-an-du-ar-ri] _lugal_ {kur}kun-di {kur}si-[is-su-u2 ...]
15. [...]-te [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 68.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 031, 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 08523

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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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 19:07:10 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 031 composite (P462881) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 031, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P397669.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 031, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P397669). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397669 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 031, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397669 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 031, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397669},
}


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