RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029 (P422654)

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 127879

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 90.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {iri#}as-du-[x]
2'. [...] _lugal_ {iri}e-di-[x x]
3'. [...]-it-ru-si
4'. [...]-da-ar _lugal_ {iri}pa-ap-pa
5'. [...] _lugal_ {iri}ku-ri-i
6'. [...]-me-si
7'. [...]-as-ti
8'. [...]-su _lugal <iri> zalag2_-ia
9'. [...] _muru2_ tam-tim
10'. [...] _muru2_ tam-tim ka-li-szu2-nu
11'. [...] {gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz_
12'. [...] _{gesz}szur-min3_
13'. [_...]-lab_-na-na
14'. [...]-szi-hu la-a-nu
15'. [_...]-{d}lamma-mesz_ {d}ab2-za-za-a-ti
16'. [_...]-{na4}sze-tir {na4}dur2-mi-na_
17'. [...] _{na4}gi-rim-hi-li-ba_
18'. [...] nab-ni-ti-szu2-nu
19'. [...] pa-asz2-qi2-isz
20'. [...]-du-ni
  single ruling
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. na-s,ir [...]
2'. da-risz [...]
3'. a-na _egir_ [...]
4'. sza {d}asz-szur u [...]
5'. i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 e-nu-[...]
6'. i-lab-bi-ru-ma in-na-hu an-[...]
7'. ki-i sza2 ana-ku _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu lugal_ [...]
8'. it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-ia [...]
9'. at-ta ki-i ia-a-ti-ma _mu-sar_-[...]
10'. a-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ pu-szu-usz [...]
11'. it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-ka [x x]
12'. {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar ik-ri-bi-ka [...]
  single ruling
13'. {iti}bara2-za3-gar-ra_ lim-mu {disz}{d}ag-en-pap {lu2}[...]

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 001 composite (P462851) Q003230 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P422654

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 70.0 mm × 90.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Ishtar Temple, Square N
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 127879
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0535

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.127879
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P422654
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P422654
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P422654
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-535

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029

    [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
2023-08-19 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
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie 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
2013-09-11 at 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422654.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P422654). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422654 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422654 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422654},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422654.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P422654). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422654 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422654 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422654},
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