RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 004 (P423054)

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 128306 + BM 134445

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

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Witness

object prism
surface a
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column 1'
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1'. [...]-a#
2'. _[...]-mesz_-ia
3'. [...]-s,u# ma-mit-sun2
4'. [...]-ni#-ia im-szu-ma
5'. [...] ik#-pu-du le-mut-tu2
6'. [...] sur#-ra-a-te id-bu-bu-ma
7'. [...]-sziri4# im-li-ku ra-man-szu2-un
8'. [...] ul#-tu2# qe2#-reb {kur}mu-s,ur
9'. [...] at#-tu-ni
10'. [...] mi#-i-nu
11'. [...] {kur#}ku-u2-si
12'. [...]-li#-me#
13'. [...]-szu2-un
14'. [...]-ni# lisz-sza2-kin-ma
15'. [...]-ha#-mesz
16'. [...]-ma
17'. [...]-ni#
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column 2'
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1'. _un#-[...]_
2'. mar#-[...]
3'. la [...]
4'. {disz}ta#-an#-[...]
5'. a-na _lugal-mesz#_ [...]
6'. _sza3_ ig-pu-usz# [...]
7'. id#?-bu#?-bu#?-u2#-[...]
8'. _ansze#-nita2#?-mesz gu4-mesz#_ [...]
9'. i-na s,e-e-ri# ih#-[...]
10'. u2-szah-ri-ru na#-[...]
11'. na-gu-u {kur}ia-mut-ba-la u2#?-[...]
12'. is-pu-nu gi-mir da-ad2#-[x x]
13'. _ugu_ ep-sze-e-te an-na-a-ti#
14'. _dumu-mesz_ |BAD3.AN|{ki} im-hur-u2-in-ni#
15'. u2-s,al-lu-u2 be-lu-ti
16'. {lu2#}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz_
17'. sza# pa-a-t,i# _kur_-szu2-un
18'. u2#-ma-'e-er s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un
19'. {kur#}ha-le-e-ha-as-ta _kur_-u2 mar-s,u e-lu-ma
20'. il#-mu-u {iri}qir-bi-it _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2
21'. [x x]-bu-us a-ram-me mi-hi-is, {gesz}szu-pe-e
22'. [x x]-a#-tu2 ik-szu-du-ma is-pu-nu a-bu-bisz
23'. [x x]-mesz# {iri}za-ar-za-a-ta
24'. [...]-ra# {iri}si-is-sil
25'. [...]-nu# {iri}hal-la-a-a
26'. [...]-am# {iri}sza2-ha-ra-si-i'
27'. [...] {iri#}ma_-ud_-ha-an-za-ah#
28'. [...] lu#-sza2#-an#-[x]
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column 3'
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1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. _ka_ x [...]
4'. s,e-er x [...]
5'. a-na pat, gim-[...]
6'. {disz}{d}asz-szur-du3-[...]
7'. ki-ma nu-u2#-[...]
8'. szu-pu-ma _ku_-x-[...]
9'. u2-sza2-an-ni-ma x [...]
10'. ina szat mu-szi [...]
11'. ki-a-am [...]
12'. um-ma sza2 {disz}asz-szur-du3#-[...]
13'. hi#-szi#-ih-te asz-szur# [...]
14'. [...] _ra#_ x [...]
15'. [...] x [...]
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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 002, ex. 004

    [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. 20 BM 128306

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 128306 + BM 134445
  • Accession No.: 1932-12-10, 0440 + 1932-12-10, 0563

  • 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 002 composite (P514711) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423054.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P423054). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423054 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423054 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RINAP 5/1 {Ashurbanipal} 002, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423054},
}


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