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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 021, ex. 001 (P422402)

Official or display cylinder 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 122616 + BM 127966

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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object cylinder
surface a
1. a-na#-ku {disz}an-szar2#-du3#-ibila# [...]
2. bi-nu#-ut _szu-min_ an-szar2#? [...]
3. _dumu# {disz#}an#-[x]-pap-sum-[...]_
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4'. [...]
5'. [...]-pisz# x [...]
6'. [...] {d#}ag# ina ni-szi# _igi#-min-mesz_-szu2#-nu# [...]
7'. [...]-lil _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2# [...]
8'. [...]-ia# sza2 qe2-reb nina{ki} e2-gaszan-kalam-ma x [...]
9'. [...] _gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia ma-ha-zi-szu2#-nu# [...]
10'. [...] _zabar# an-bar_ [...]
11'. [...] _bara2-mesz_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ [...]
12'. [...] sza2# _ku3#-babbar# ku3-sig17_ lu-u asz2-tak-kan e2#-[...]
13'. [...]-mes#-lam# _e2# {d#}u#-gur#_ sza2# _gu2#-[...]_
14'. [...] mi#?-na-a-ti si-mat e2-kur sza2 _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ [...]
15'. [...] na#-na-a _gaszan# gal_-tu2 ul#-[...]
16'. [...] ina# e2#-hi-li#-an#-na sza2 ta#-ram-mu# [...]
17'. [...] x ar-s,ip# u2#-[x]-lil# sat-tuk-ki-szu2-nu bat,-[...]
18'. _[...]-mesz#_-ia# u2-szal-li#-mu _an-dul3_-szu2-nu _du10#-[...]_
19'. [...] a#-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-szak#-[...]
20'. [...] x ma-hir ul i-szi {iri}ni-i' _iri lugal_-ti {kur}mu-s,ur# [...]
21'. [...] a#-di la ba-sze-e u2-sza2-lik _dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_ [...]
22'. [...]-mi3-i _lugal erin2_-man-da _numun#_ [...]
23'. [...] a#?-ni-ir u2-szam-qit {kur}ma-ta-a-a {kur}man-na-a-a {kur#?}[...]
24'. [...] {kur#?}x#-up#-pi# u# {kur#}qa#-de#-e# sza2# ina# a#-[...]
25'. [...] asz2#?-bu ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 {d}ag {d}[...]
26'. [...]-ia la kan-szu2 da-na-an an-szar2 _{d}nin-lil2 {d}en_ [...]
27'. [...] _{d#}utu_-szi a-di tam-tim szap#-[...]
28'. [...] la# na-par-ka-a man-da-at#-[...]
29'. [...] {d#}en#? x x x [...]
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30'. {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni#-tum# [...]
31'. ($ blank space $) [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 021, ex. 001

    [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.

  • history: Ummān-manda, 262-263

    [Adali2011Ummān-manda] Adali, Selim Ferruh. 2011. The Scourge of God : The Umman-Manda and Its Significance in the First Millenium B.C. Vol. 20. State Archives of Assyria Studies.

  • history: BIWA, 199-200

    [Borger1996BIWA] Borger, Rykle. 1996. Beiträge Zum Inschriftenwerk Assurbanipals. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

  • history: Iraq 30 (pp. 98-111), pl. 26 BM 122616

    [Millard1968Iraq30] Millard, Alan R. 1968. “Fragments of Historical Texts from Nineveh: Ashurbanipal.” Iraq 30: 98–111.

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  • Museum No.: BM 122616 + BM 127966
  • Accession No.: 1929-10-12, 0622 + 1930-05-08, 0005

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-16 at 09:18:44 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Frame, Grant CDLI approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Stadhouders, Henry The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 021 composite (P514730) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 021, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P422402.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 021, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P422402). (2024, May 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422402 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 021, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422402 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 16},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 021, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422402},
}


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