RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 (P422308)

Official or display prism 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 121020

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ina _mu#-[...]_
2'. 1(u) _ansze#_ [...]
3'. ina nap-har# [...]
4'. szat-ti#-[...]
5'. ar#-[...]
6'. ul#-[...]
7'. _lugal#-[...]_
8'. isz#-[...]
9'. _[x]-mesz# muru2#_ tam#-[...]
10'. u2#-szak-ni#-[...]
11'. ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u#? {d#?}[...]
12'. u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu# [...]
13'. mal-ki _gal-mesz_ sza2# [...]
14'. a-na kit-ri-szu2#-[...]
  single ruling
15'. i-na mah-re-e ger-ri-ia# [...]
16'. {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur#}ku#-[...]
17'. _ad_ ba-nu-u-a _bad5-bad5_-szu2 [...]
18'. da-na-an an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) u _dingir-mesz#_ [...]
19'. im-szi-ma it-ta-kil a-na t,e3#?-[...]
20'. _ugu lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni sza2 qe2-reb# [...]
21'. a-na da-a-ki ha-ba-a-ti u e-kem# [...]
22'. e-ru-um-ma u2-szib [...]
23'. _iri_ sza _ad_ ba-nu-[...]
24'. a-na mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2# [...]
25'. al-la-ku ha-an-t,u ina qe2-reb# nina#{ki#} [...]
26'. u2-sza2-an-na-a ia#-[x x]
27'. _ugu_ ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti# lib3-bi [...]
28'. is,-s,a-ru-uh ka#-[x x]
29'. ad-ke-e-ma {lu2}e-mu#-qi-ia [x x]
30'. sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-mal#-lu-u qa-a-tu#-[x x]
31'. a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha-mat sza _lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe#-[x x]
32'. sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD#-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni#-[x]
33'. ur-ru-hi-isz ar-de-e-ma# al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}ba#?-[x-x]
34'. {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku#-u-si qe2-reb {iri}me-em#-[x]
35'. a-lak ger-ri-ia# isz-me-e-ma#
36'. a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz#}tukul-mesz me3_
37'. a#-na# mah#-ri#-ia id#-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-[x]
  rest broken
  n columns broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] id#-di-ma#
2'. [...]-sze#-bi-la
3'. [...]-szu#? ru#-u-qu
4'. [...]-u2#-in-ni
5'. _[...]-mesz#_-ia
6'. [...]-ti#?-szu2#?-un#
7'. [...] szul#-me
8'. [...]-sziq# _giri3-min_-ia
9'. [...]-me#-e e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia
10'. [x]-s,a#-na#-la-a be-lu4-u-ti
11'. [...] ap-pa-lis-szu-ma
12'. [...] _ugu_-szu2 asz2-kun
13'. [...]-szam#-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2
  single ruling
14'. [...] sza# qe2-reb nina{ki#}
15'. [...] _ad# ad_ ba-ni-ia#
16'. [...] il#-lik#-[x]-ma#
17'. _[...]-gar8#-mesz#_-szu2
18'. [...]-hu _usz8_-szu2
19'. [...]-ru#?-szu2
20'. [...]-szak#-lil
21'. [...]-en#-szu2
22'. [...]-du#-ti-ia
23'. [... {d}]ag
24'. [...] {d}u-gur
25'. [...] li#-i-tu2
26'. [...] e#-zib
27'. [...] _lugal#?-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia
28'. [...] u _ug3-mesz_
29'. [...]-kir-szu2
30'. [...] szu#-a-tu2
31'. [...]-na-hu
32'. [...]-ud#-disz
33'. [...]-mur#-ma
34'. [...]-qi2#
  rest broken

Text content

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

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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003 composite (P514712) Q003702 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422308

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 121020
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0016

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.121020
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422308
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422308
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-16

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004

    [Novotny2018RINAP5/1] Novotny, Jamie, and Joshua Jeffers. 2018. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC), Assur-Etal-Ilani (630-627 BC), and Sin-Sarra-Iskun (626-612 BC), Kings of Assyria. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/1. Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422308.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P422308). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422308 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422308 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 003, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422308},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422308.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P422308). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422308 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422308 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 003, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422308},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P422308
LB  - CDLI:P422308
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 artifact entry
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ER  -
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