RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 (P423256)

Official or display tablet 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 134557

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] _gal# man_ dan-[x] _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _man_ kib#-rat _limmu2#_-tim#
2. [...] asz#-szur{ki} _sza3-bala-bala_ {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur#{ki#}
3. [...]-eh#?-ri#-ia szi-mat da-mi3-iq-ti i-szi-mu szi-im-ti#
4. [...] musz#-te-e'-u2 asz2#-ri-szu2-un isz-ru-ku szi-rik-ti#
5. [...]-kur#-ra _e2 an-szar2 lugal dingir-mesz en_-ia u2-szak#-lil#
6. [...] u2#-szal#-bi-isz u2-nam-mir ki-ma u4-me#
7. [...] u2#-sze-rib u2-szar-me pa-rak da-ra-a-ti#
8. [...]-ra#-hu sza2-qu-u2 _en_ gim-ri#
9. [...]-pisz# mim-ma# pa-az-ru si-mat be-lu-ti-sza2
10. [...]-e isz-tap-pa#-ra ka-a-a-na
11. [...]-e# sza ud#-du#-usz _dingir#_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti#
12. [...]-in#-ni an-nu# ke#-[x x]
13. [...]-szar#-ri#-ih#? [...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
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 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 composite (P523442) Q003815 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423256

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 134557
Accession Number 1932-12-12, 0552

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.134557
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P423256
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-1212-552

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001

    [Jeffers2023RINAP5/2] Jeffers, Joshua, and Jamie Novotny. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 2. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/2. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Iraq 30 (pp. 98-111), pl. 25

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2023-01-20 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 15:01:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Frame, Grant 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 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423256.
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P423256). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423256 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423256 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/2, {Ashurbanipal} 116 ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423256},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423256.
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P423256). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423256 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423256 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 5/2, {Ashurbanipal} 116 ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423256},
}


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TI  - RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 116 ex. 001 artifact entry
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