RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, ex. 001 (P400449)

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

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

30.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x x [...]
2'. [...]-tim u2-mal-la-[a _szu-min_-u-a ...]
3'. [... {kur}mu]-us,-ri {kur}pa-tu-ri-[si ...]
4'. [...]-ri isz-tak-ka-[an ...]
5'. [...] ak-bu-su mi-s,ir [...]
6'. [... {kur}kar-{d}dun]-ia2-asz3 sza2 sa-ta-[...]
7'. [...]-ik-ti i-[...]
8'. [...]-a sza2 qe2-[reb? ...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042 composite (P462892) Q003271 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P400449

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Kuyunjik
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 13753

External resources

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 042, 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-05 at 19:10:29 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P400449.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P400449). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P400449 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P400449 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P400449},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P400449.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P400449). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P400449 (Original work published 2010)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 042, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P400449 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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