RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008 (P422642)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 127867 + BM 128287

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness annals)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. _ARAD#-mesz#_-ni#? [...]
2'. al-lik a-di {iri#}[...]
3'. qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi a#-[...]
4'. a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3#_ [...]
5'. i-na tu-kul-ti an-szar2 _{d}en {d}ag dingir#-[...]_
6'. i-na _me3 edin_ rap-szi asz2-ku-na# [...]
7'. {disz}tar-qu-u i-na qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi# [...]
8'. nam-ri-ri an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) is-hu-pu-szu#?-[...]
9'. me2-lam-me _lugal_-ti-ia [...]
10'. sza2 u2-za-'i-i-nu-u-ni _dingir#-[...]_
11'. {iri}me-em-pi u2-masz-szir-ma a-na szu#-[...]
12'. a-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' [...]
13'. _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-ia u2-sze-rib u2#-[...]
14'. _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-mesz_ sza2 qe2#-reb# {kur#}[...]
15'. sza# la#-pa#-an# ti#-bu-ut# [...]
16'. [...]-szu2#-un u2-masz-[...]
17'. [x]-ter#-ma a-szar# [...]
18'. ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-nu ul#-[...]
19'. {kur}mu-s,ur {kur#}[...]
20'. sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ik-szu-[...]
21'. _en#-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa#-[...]
22'. [x]-rak#-ki#-sa rik#-[...]
23'. [...] {iri#}bi#-in#-t,i#-t,i# [...]
24'. [...] x x? [x] x x? [...]
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  n columns broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [x x]
2'. [...] ziq#-na-a#-szu2
3'. [...] kar-as-su
4'. [...] _muru2# iri_
5'. [...] mah#-hu-risz
6'. [...] _ug3#-mesz_ kul-lu-me
7'. [...] elam-ma{ki}
8'. [...] {d}szu2-a-asz
9'. [...] ba-ni-ia
10'. [...] elam-ma{ki}
11'. [...] asz2-ku-na ana _lugal_-u-ti
12'. [...] {d}muati-sa-lim
13'. [...]-di# mah-ri-ia
14'. [...]-gu#-nu
15'. [...]-a#
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column 3'
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1'. ip#-szi#-lu#-nim#-ma# is,#-ba#-tu# _giri3#-min# lugal#_-ti#-ia#
2'. {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia ra-man-szu2 im-nu-ma
3'. a-na kat3-a-ri-szu2 u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti
4'. szu-ut 1(disz)-en szu-ut _sag_-ia an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag
5'. _dingir-mesz_ tik-le-ia 1(disz) _lim-a-a_ ri-bi-ia i-ri-bu-u-ni
6'. {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 _ug3-mesz_ ma-la it-ti-szu2
8'. qe2-reb _e2-gal_-ia ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti
9'. {disz}in-da-bi-bi sza2 _egir_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu
10'. u2-szi-bu ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}
11'. da-na-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia i-de-e-ma
12'. sza u2-szam-ri-ru _ugu_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}
13'. _dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 asz2-pu-ru
14'. a-na kit-ri {disz}{d}muati-en-mu-mesz _dumu {disz}{d}szu2-a-asz_
15'. [...]-pe#-e# na#-s,ar _kur_-szu2
16'. [...] it#-ti#-szu2#
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column 4'
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1'. sza ina# [...]
2'. sza szat#-[...]
3'. tem-[...] i#-qu-pa re-sza2-a-szu2
4'. _bad3_ [...] il#?-li#?-ku#? e-na-hu _usz8_-szu2
5'. mi-qit#-[...]-ke#? ak#?-szu#?-da#? a-sur-ru-szu
6'. ina esz-qi2# [x x] x tem#?-me#?-en-szu2 u2-dan-nin
7'. e-li# [...] x x x u2#-kab#-bir asz2-pu-ka szad-du-isz3
8'. _ta usz8#_-[x x]-di#? gaba#?-dib#?-be2#?-e#?-szu2#? ar#-s,ip u2-szak-lil
9'. _ugu_ sza2 u4-[...]-dan#?-nin#? tem#-me-en-szu2
10'. _mu-sar_-[x] szi#?-t,ir# _mu#_-ia# u ta-nit-ti qar-ra#-du-ti-ia
11'. ina tukul-ti an#-szar2 {d}sin {d#}utu# {d}en {d}ag
12'. {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza# nina#{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gur
13'. ina _kur-kur_ at-tal-la-ku asz2-ku-nu da-na-nu u li-i-tu2
14'. asz2#-t,ur#-ma# a-na ah-rat u4-me e-zib
15'. _[...]-dumu# dumu dumu-dumu_ u3 _dumu-mesz_ ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia
16'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz)# a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu zi-kir-szu2
17'. [...]-a#-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru-ma in-na-hu
18'. [...] lu#-ud-disz _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia
19'. [...] lip#-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bal#_-qi2#
20'. [...] x lu-ter#
21'. _[...]-sar#_-u szi-t,ir szu-me {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su ab _ad du3#_-[x]
22'. [...] ap#-szu#-szu2# _{udu#}siskur_ aq-qu-u#
23'. [...]-ia# asz2#-ku-nu#
24'. [...] a#-mur-ma#
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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: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008

    [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: Iraq 30 (pp. 98-111), pl. 22 BM 127867

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 127867 + BM 128287
  • Accession No.: 1929-10-12, 0523 + 1932-12-10, 0544

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie 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 004 composite (P514713) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422642.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P422642). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422642 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422642 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 004, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422642},
}


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