RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026 (P422979)

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 128231

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)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
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1'. ina {iti#}[...]
2'. _u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam2_ [...]
3'. sza {d}gu#-[...]
4'. u2-pa-hir _ug3-mesz_ [...]
5'. _tur_ u _gal_ sza tam-tim e-li-ti# u3# [...]
6'. a-na na-s,ir _dumu lugal_-ti#-[x]
7'. u3 _egir_-nu _lugal_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-pe-e#-[x]
8'. a-de-e ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ u2-sza2-az-ki-ir-szu2-nu-te#
9'. u2-dan-ni-na rik-sa-a-ti
10'. ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti
11'. e#-ru-ub ina _e2_ ri-du-u-ti
12'. asz2#-ru nak-lu mar#-kas _lugal_-u-ti
13'. sza# {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_ a-lid-di-ia
14'. _dumu# lugal#_-tu2 u3 _lugal_-tu2 e-pu-szu2 ina lib3-bi-szu2
15'. a-szar# {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad_ ba-nu-u-a
16'. _dumu lugal#_-tu2# u _lugal_-tu2 e-pu-usz ina lib3-bi-szu2#
17'. qe2-reb#-szu2 ib-bi-szu-u ir-bu-[x]
18'. e-pu#-szu2 be-lut _kur_ asz-szur{ki#}
19'. gi-mir# ma-al-ki ir-du-u
20'. kim-tu u2-rap-pi-szu2
21'. ik-s,u-ru ni-szu-tu2 sa-la-tum
22'. u3 a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a qe2-reb-szu2
23'. a-hu-uz ne2-me-qi2 {d}ag
24'. kul-lat t,up-szar-ru-ti sza gi-mir# um-ma-ni
25'. ma-la ba-szu-u2 ih-ze-szu#-nu# a-hi-it,
26'. al-ma#-ad sza2-le-e _{gesz}pan_
27'. ru-kub# _ansze-kur-ra {gesz}gigir_ s,a-bat {kusz}a-sza2-a-ti
28'. ina a-me-lu#-ti _lugal-mesz_ ina u2-ma-mi la-ab-bu
29'. la# i#-[...] ina# pa#-an _{gesz}pan_-ia
30'. i-de e#-[x] _muru2#_ u _me3_
31'. kul-lu-ma-ku se-de#-ru# [x x]-s,u#-tu
32'. zi-ka-ru qar-du na-ram an-szar2# u# {d#}isz#-tar
33'. li#-ip-li-pi _lugal_-u-ti a-na-ku
34'. re#-esz _lugal_-ti-ia ina mah-re-e ger-ri#-ia
35'. [x]-na# {kur}ma2-kan u {kur}me-luh-ha
36'. [x]-te#-esz-sze-ra har-ra-nu
37'. [x x]-da#-ma-ne2-e' _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si
38'. [x]-lak# ger-ri-ia isz-me#-ma
39'. [x x]-bu#-su mi3-s,ir {kur}mu#-s,ur
40'. [...] u2#-ma-szir-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2
41'. [x x]-bit# a-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i'
42'. [...] _nam#-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni
43'. [...] _kur#_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a
44'. [...]-reb# {kur#}mu-s,ur
45'. [...]-nim#-ma
46'. [...]-ia#
47'. [...]-bat#
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column 2
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1'. [...] _{gesz#?}szudun#?_-x
2'. [...] s,i#-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu
3'. [...] ma#-a'-di
4'. [...]-na# nina{ki}
5'. [...]-qu# _giri3-min_-ia
6'. _[...]-ra#? gal-mesz_
7'. [...]-kin# _edin_-usz-szu2
8'. [...] ia#-ki#-in-lu-u _man_ {kur}a#-ru#-u2-da
9'. il#-li-ku a-na szim-ti {disz}a-zi#-ba-a'-al
10'. {disz}a#-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni#-ba#-a'-al
11'. _dumu-<mesz>_ {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _man_ {kur}[x x]-u2-da
12'. ul-tu _muru2_ tam-tim e#-[x]-nim#-ma
13'. it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2-nu [x]-bit#-ti
14'. u2-na-asz2-szi-qu [x x]-ia
15'. {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al ha#-[...]-lis-ma
16'. a-na _lugal_-u2-ti {kur}a-ru#-[x x] asz2#-kun
17'. {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al [...]-a'#-al
18'. lu-bul-tu2 bir-me u2-lab#-[...] asz2#-kun#
19'. ina mah-ri-ia ul#-[...]-ti#
20'. {disz}gu-ug-gu [...]
21'. na-gu-u2 sza2 ne2-[...]
22'. asz2-ru ru-u2-qu# [...]
23'. la isz-mu-u [...]
24'. ni-bit _lugal_-ti# [...]
25'. an-szar2 _dingir_ ba-nu-u-a [...]
26'. e-mu-ru {lu2}rak#-[...]
27'. szul-mi3-ia {lu2#}[...]
28'. sza2 la ip-tal-la#-[...]
29'. u3 at-tu-u-a# [...]
30'. ina tukul-ti an#-[...]
31'. ina {gesz}s,i-[...]
32'. {gesz}szi-ga#-[...]
33'. it-<ti> ta#-[...]
34'. u2#-[...]
35'. i-na# [...]
36'. _man_ {kur}man#-[...]
37'. ina qi2#-[...]
38'. {d}1(u)-5(disz)# [...]
39'. {d}masz [...]
40'. e-ru-[...]
41'. _iri-mesz-[...]_
42'. sza2 ni-ba [...]
43'. ak-szu-ud# [...]
44'. _ug3-mesz_ [...]
45'. ul-tu qe2#-[...]
46'. u2-sze-s,a-[...]
47'. {disz}ah-sze-e-[...]
48'. u2-masz-szir# [...]
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column 3
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1'. u2-mal-la#-[...]
2'. _usz2-mesz_-szu2-nu {i7}u2-la#-[...]
3'. _a-mesz_ as,-ru-up ki-ma [...]
4'. {disz}um-man-i-gasz _a_ {disz}ur-ta-ki# [...]
5'. sza la-pa-an {disz}te-um-man a#-[...]
6'. in-nab-ta is,-ba-[...]
7'. it-ti-ia u2-bil-szu2 [...]
8'. u2-<sze>-szib-szu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za_ [...]
9'. {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _szesz#-[...]_
10'. sza it-ti-szu2# [...]
11'. ina {iri}hi-da-lu [...]
12'. ul#-tu {gesz}[...]
13'. _ugu# {kur}elam#-[...]_
14'. asz2#-tak#-[...]
15'. ina [...]
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column 4'
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1'. [...] _edin#_ ga#-re#-ia#
2'. [...]-ha-zu _gal_-u
3'. _[...]-mesz#_-szu2-un
4'. [...]-un# ak-szu-ud
5'. [...] qe2#-reb _e2-gal#-mesz#_-szu2#
6'. [...] u2#?-szib# ina _hul2#-mesz_
7'. [...] na#?-kam-a-te-szu2-nu
8'. _[...]-mesz# nig2-ga-mesz_
9'. [...] qe2#-reb-szu2-un
10'. [...]-lam#-ti mah-ru-ti
11'. [...]-bi# u4-me an-ne2-e
12'. [...] x x x
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column 5'
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1'. _mun-[...]_
2'. u2-sap-[...]
3'. _dumu-munus-mesz#_ [...]
4'. a-di qi-in-ni mah#-[...]
5'. sza _lugal-[...]_
6'. {lu2}qe2-pa-[...]
7'. sza _iri-mesz#_ [...]
8'. ma-la ak-[...]
9'. _{lu2}gar-nu-[...]_
10'. {lu2#}_3(disz)#-u5#-[...]_
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11'. _[...]-udu#-hi-a#_
12'. [...]-na# _kur_ asz-szur{ki#}
13'. [...]-dak-tu2
14'. [...]-it-ti
15'. [...]-na# _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
16'. [...]-am# _edin_
17'. [...]-u par-ga-nisz u2#-szar#-bi#-s,a# qe2-reb-szu2-un
18'. [...]-lu#-ti ki-bi-si _gu4_ u s,e-e-ni
19'. [x x]-it# a-la-la t,a-a-bi
20'. [...]-ma-a _a-gar3-mesz_-szu2-un
21'. [...] sza# 1(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) _me 3(u)-am3 mu-an-na-mesz_
22'. [...]-su# tal-li-ku tu-szi-bu
23'. [...] elam#-ma{ki} a-szar <la> si#-ma#-ti-sza2
24'. [x x] u4-me-szu2 tab-bu-u
25'. [...]-na# be-lut _kur-kur_ ta-a-a-rat be-lu-ti-sza2
26'. [x x]-gi#-la pa-nu-u-a um-ma {disz}an-szar2-du3-a#
27'. ul#-tu qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} lem-ne2-ti#
28'. u2#-sze-s,a-an-ni-ma
29'. u2#-sze-rab-a#-ni qe2#-reb e2-an-na#
30'. a#-mat qi2-bit _dingir_-ti-sza2
31'. [x] ul-tu u4-me _su3-mesz_ taq-bu-u
32'. i#-na-an-na tu-kal-lim _ug3-mesz_ ar-ku#-u#?-[x]
33'. _szu#-min dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti at-mu-uh#
34'. har#-ra#-na# i#-szir-tu sza2 ul#-lu#-us,# [x x]
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column 6'
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1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
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3'. [...] x
4'. [...] aq-qur
5'. [...]-pi# masz-kan2# szi-kit-ti-szu2
6'. [...]-tu# ap-ti-iq
7'. [x]-la#-a u2-ma-al-li
8'. _[...]-ga_ ina u4-me sze-me-e
9'. [x x] x-le-e szu-a-tu2 _usz8_-szu2 ad-di
10'. [x x] lib-na-as-su
11'. [...] _gesztin_ ka-lak-ka-szu2 ab-lu-ul
12'. [x x]-s,a szal-la-ar-szu2 la-bi-in _sig4-hi-a_-szu2
13'. za-bi-[x] tup#-szik-ki-szu2 ina e-le-li nin-gu-ti
14'. ub-bal# u4#-um#-szu2 ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti
15'. ul-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di _gaba-dib_-szu2 ar-s,ip
16'. e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad#-mesz_-ia szu-bat-su# u2-rap#-pisz#
17'. u2-szar-ri-ha ep-sze-te9-e#-[...] _{gesz#}eren-mah-mesz_
18'. tar-bit {kur}si-ra-ra u [...]
19'. u2-szat-ri-is, [x x? x]
20'. _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz#}[...]
21'. sza2 e-re-si-na [x x]
22'. me-x-ri _zabar_ u2-rak-[...]
23'. x tim-me _mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ru# [...]
24'. x x-ti _ka2 e2_ hi-la#?-[...]
25'. x ri-du-u-ti [...]
26'. x-s,ir _lugal_-[x? x x]
27'. a#-na# si-hir-ti#-[...]
28'. [x]-le#-e [...]
29'. [x x] x [...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s)

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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009 composite (P514718) Q003708 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P422979

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 128231
Accession Number 1932-12-10, 0488

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026

    [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.

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
2023-01-20 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
2019-10-27 at 15:20:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI Approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422979.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P422979). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422979 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422979 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422979.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P422979). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422979 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422979 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422979},
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