RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002 (P423050)

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 128302 + BM 128311

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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] at#-man# _dingir#_-ti#-[...]
2'. [...]-ri#-ih#-ti ma-har#-[...]
3'. [...]-ra# kad3-ra-[x x]
4'. [...] e2#-sag-gil2 u _ka2-dingir-[x_ x]
5'. [...] _en#-en_ esz-szisz ar#-s,ip#
6'. [...] x _gesz-hur-mesz_-szu2 u2-kin#-ma
7'. [...]-t,ir# _an_-e u2-ban#-ni
8'. [...] {gesz#}er-mi a-nu _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_
9'. [...]-e# sza2# szit-nu-nu sza2-ma-mesz
10'. [...] _ma#-na# ku3#-sig17_ ru-usz-szu-u2
11'. [...]-szal#-bisz-ma
12'. [...] rik#-se-szu2
13'. [...]-ti#-szu2 s,ir-te
14'. [...] gal#-la-te
15'. [...] {d#}marduk#
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. e-mu-qi#-[...]
2'. a-na na-ra#-[...]
3'. _{lu2}nam-mesz_ [...]
4'. ur-ru-hisz t,e3#-[...]
5'. har-ra-an {kur#}[...]
6'. szam-risz [...]
7'. a-di [...]
8'. {disz}tar#-qu#-[...]
9'. x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness annals)
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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015 composite (P514724) Q003714 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423050

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 128302 + BM 128311
Accession Number 1932-12-10, 0559 + 1932-12-10, 0568

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002

    [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. 23 BM 128302+

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423050.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P423050). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423050 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423050 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423050},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423050.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P423050). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423050 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 015, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423050 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 015, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423050},
}

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