RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 005 (P422684)

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 127909

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

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object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. [...]-na# mi#-s,ir# [x x]
2'. [...]-an#-t,u a-na qe2-reb _nina#_ [x]
3'. [...]-na-a ia-a-ti#
4'. [...]-ti# lib3-bi i-gug-ma#
5'. [...] ad-ke-e-ma e-mu-qi-ia#
6'. [...] u2-mal-lu-u qa-tu-u-a
7'. [...]-mat# _lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni
8'. [...] _ARAD#-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia
9'. [...]-ma al-lik a-di {iri}kar-ba-ni-ti
10'. [...] mu#-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si qe2-reb
11'. {iri#}me#-em#-[x x]-lak# ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma
12'. a-na e-pesz _muru2# {gesz#}tukul-mesz_ u _me3_ a-na mah-ri-ia
13'. id-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 ina tukul#-ti# an#-szar2 {d}en {d}ag
14'. _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia a-li#-[x] _a2#-min_-ia
15'. ina _me3 edin_ rap-szi asz2-ku-na _bad5#-[x] erin2#-hi#-a#_-szu2#
16'. {disz}tar-qu-u2 qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi isz-ma#-a tah-te-e _erin2-hi-a_-szu2
17'. nam-ri-ri an-szar2 u {d}isz-tar is-hu-pu-szu-ma
18'. il-li-ka# mah#-hu-tisz2 me-lam-me# _man_-ti-ia
19'. ik-tu#-mu#-szu2-ma sza2 u2#-za-'i-nu-u-ni _dingir-mesz_ szu-ut _an ki_
20'. {iri}me-em-pi u2#-masz-szir-ma ana szu-zu-ub# _zi_-ti3-szu2
21'. in-na-bit a-na# qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' _iri_ szu-a-tu2
22'. as,#-bat _erin2-hi-a_-ia u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina lib3#-bi
23'. _lugal#-mesz {lu2}nam#-mesz#_ sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-pa-qi2-du#
24'. _ad_ ba-nu-u-a sza# la#-pa-an ti-bu-ut {disz}tar-qu-u
25'. pi#-qit#-ta-szu2-un u2-masz-szi-ru im#-lu-u _edin_
26'. u2-ter-ma# a-szar# pi-qit-ti-szu2-un
27'. ina masz-kan2-szu2-un# ul-zi#-is-su#-nu-ti
28'. {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-su# sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-a
29'. ik-szu-du a#-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat
30'. _en-nun-mesz_-[x x] sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-dan-nin#
31'. u2#-rak#-ki#-[x] rik-se-e#-[x]
32'. [...]-t,i# [...]
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column 2
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1'. {disz#}a#-zi#-ba#-a'#-al# ha#-disz# ap#-pa#-[...]
2'. {kur}a-ru-ad-da asz2-kun {disz}a#-bi-[x x? x]
3'. {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al lu-bul-tu2 bir-[...]
4'. _har ku3-sig17_ asz2-kun ina mah-ri-ia ul#-[...]
5'. {disz}gu-ug-gu _lugal_ {kur}lu-ud-di [...]
6'. sza2 ne2-ber-ti _a-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru#-[x x]
7'. sza2 _lugal-mesz ad-mesz#_-ia la isz-mu-u zi-kir# [x x]
8'. ni-bit _lugal_-ti-ia ina _masz2-ge6_ u2-szab-ri#-[x x]
9'. an-szar2 ba-nu#-u-a# u4-mu _masz3-ge6_ an-ni-tu2 e-[x x]
10'. {lu2}rak-bu#-szu2# isz#-pu#-ra a-na sza2-'a-al# szul#-[x x]
11'. {lu2}gi-mir#-a-a _{lu2}kur2_ ek-s,u# sza2# la# ip#-tal#-la#-[x]
12'. _ad#-mesz_-ia u3 ia-a-szi la is,-ba-tu# _giri3#-min#_ [...]
13'. [x] tukul#-ti an-szar2 _{d}marduk en-mesz_-ia ina# [...]
14'. {gesz#}szat# qa-ti {gesz}szi-ga-ri u2-tam#-[...]
15'. it#-ti# ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-ti [...]
16'. a-di# mah#-ri-ia a-tam-ma-ra da-na-an# [...]
  single ruling
17'. ina [x]-e ger#-ri#-ia a-na {iri#}qir#-[...]
18'. [x] ha#-re-e#-ha-as#-ta# [...]
19'. [x x] x x [...]
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column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [x]
2'. [...]-s,ar _kur_-szu2#
3'. [...] it-ti-szu2
4'. [...] pi#-ir#-s,a-a-ti
5'. [...] u2#-s,a-ab-bi-tu
6'. [x x]-u2# ina ki-li
7'. [...] _lugal#_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}
8'. [...] s,i#-bit#-ti u2-sze-s,a-asz2-szu2-nu-ti
9'. [...]-bat# ab-bu-ut-ti qa#-be2#-e _munus saga_-ti-szu2
10'. [x] ha#-t,e-e# mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2
11'. [x] _szu#-min {lu2}a kin_-szu2 sza2# t,u-u2-bi
12'. [x] su#-lum#-me-e u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia
  single ruling
13'. [...]-a'# _dumu#_ {disz}ha-za!(HA)_-dingir_
14'. [...] _ARAD_-ti-ia
15'. [...]-hur#-an#-ni-ma
16'. [...]-u2-ti
17'. [...]-kir2#?-szu2-ma
18'. [...] a#-din#-szu2
19'. [...]-ma#
20'. [...] x
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column 4'
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1'. [...] an#-szar2# {d#}sin# {d#}[...]
2'. {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# [x] nina#{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir# [...]
3'. ina _kur-kur#_ at-tal-la-ku asz2-ku#-nu da#-na#-nu# [...]
4'. asz2-t,ur#-ma a-na ah-rat u4#-me e#-[x]
5'. a-na _egir#_ u4-me ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia#
6'. sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_
7'. i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2
8'. e-nu-ma _bad3_ szu-a-tu2# i-lab#-bi#-ru-ma
9'. in-na-hu an-hu#-us#-su# lu#-ud-disz
10'. _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia# [x x]-ma# _i3#-gesz#_ lip-szu#-usz
11'. _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 it#-ti _mu#-[...]_-t,ir# _mu#_-szu2
12'. u3 szu-me {disz}{d#}sin#-pap#-mesz#-su#_ [...]-t,ur# lisz-kun
13'. _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la# ina# [...] an#-ne2#-e# szat,-ru
14'. ki-ma ia-a-ti-ma lisz-ru-ku#-usz# da#-[x]-nu# li#-i-tu2
15'. sza _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu#_-ia# ib#-ba-tu2
16'. it-ti _mu-sar_-i-szu2 la# i#-[x]-ka-nu
17'. _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim ag#-gesz# li#-ru-ru-szu2
18'. _lugal_-us-su lis-ki-pu
19'. _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ lu-hal-li-qu#
  single ruling
20'. _{iti#}sig4 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ lim-mu {disz}en-szu-nu
21'. [...]-na

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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. 005

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 127909
  • Accession No.: 1929-10-12, 0565

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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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. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422684.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P422684). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422684 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422684 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 004, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422684},
}

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