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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 (P423223)

Official or display cylinder 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 134492

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] e#-pisz# [...]
2'. [x x]-di#-i _lugal_-szu2-nu [...]
3'. u3# {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}[...]
4'. i#-na szuk-bu-us a-ram#-[...]
5'. [x] _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _ug3-mesz tur gal#_ [...]
6'. sza2#-a-szu2 _gin7 muszen_ qu-up-pi qe2-reb# [...]
7'. _iri#-mesz_-szu2 sza asz2-lu-la ul#-[...]
8'. e#-li _gun_ mah-ri-ti# [...]
9'. szu#-u2 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2# [...]
10'. 3(u)# _gun ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) _me gun_ [...]
11'. u2#-nu-ut _zabar an-[na_ ...]
12'. it#-ti _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 {munus#}[...]
13'. [x]-na# szal-la-at# _kur#_ [...]
14'. [x]-it#-ti# [...]
  rest broken

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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: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 33.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 054

    [Grayson2012RINAP3/1] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2012. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/1. Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 134492
  • Accession No.: 1932-12-12, 0487

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    South-West Palace, Trench II

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie 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
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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):

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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004 composite (P462812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 054 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423223.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (No. P423223). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423223 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423223},
}


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