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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 002 (P422404)

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 122618

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

65.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] nin-gal {d}[...]
2'. [...] _muru2 iri_ sza nina{ki} a-na mu-szab# [...]
3'. [...] szal-me u4-mu sze-me-e ina {na4}pi-i-li [...]
4'. s,e-er tam-le-e szu-a-tu usz-szi-szu2 [...]
5'. _e2_ szu-a-tu2 a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ar-[...]
6'. _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren mah-mesz#_ [...]
7'. _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ sza2 e-re-si-[...]
8'. mim-ma u2-na-a-ti hi-szih-ti _e2#_ [...]
9'. ul-tu _e2_ szu-a-tu u2-szak#-[...]
10'. {d}3(u) {d}nin-gal {d}utu {d}a-a _dingir-mesz gal_ [...]
11'. ina _iti_-szam-ma la na-par-ka-a [...]
12'. a-na szat-ti {d}3(u) {d}utu _en-mesz gal-mesz_ x [...]
13'. ia-a-ti {disz}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ mi-gi#-[...]
14'. ina ta-mar-ti e-lat _an_-e u3 {iti}[...]
15'. it-tu da-mi3-iq-tu2 sza2 a-rak u4-me x [...]
16'. ka-szid lit-tu-ti szu-muh pe-er-'i [...]
17'. li-tap-pa-lu a-ha-mesz i-na s,i-it# [...]
18'. li-ne2-ru a-a-be2-e-a li-[...]
19'. [...] _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia li-sza2#?-[...]
  rest broken

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 65.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 012, ex. 002

    [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 122618
  • Accession No.: 1930-05-08, 0007

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Ashurnasirpal Palace, Square D

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 19:25:50 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
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie 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
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 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
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 4 Esarhaddon 012 composite (P462862) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422404.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P422404). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422404 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422404 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 012, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422404},
}


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