RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 (P423553)

Official or display obelisk 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 118807

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Obelisk

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

2845.0 mm × 705.0 mm × 430.0 mm

Witness

Text

object composite text
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. _gal_-isz u-szi-bu _{gesz#}gigir#-mesz erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te [_dagal-mesz_]-te ad#-[ki]
3'. ha#-al-s,u-te la-ma-ri pat-te-pat-[te] ak#-szud# _masz2-mesz_ sza2# _ansze#-kur#-ra#-mesz#_
4'. is-tu _kur_ gil2-za-ni am#-[hur] ni x [...]-har# ina gi-ne2-e# u2#-[kin? ...]
5'. _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ a-na bit-te ia u2-[sze-ri]-bu#-ni al-[la-bi-ib-ma?] a-na
6'. iri ha-ri-ra _iri_ hal-ha-la-usz sza2# _en#-mesz_-ni [_en-mesz_] hi-i-t,i2 al#-lik#
7'. szu-a-tu ina li-me {disz}asz-szur-pab-a ak#-szud# _nig2_-szu-nu# szal#-la#-szu#-nu#
8'. bu-sza2-szu-nu mar-szi-szu-nu u2-sze-s,a-a a-na _iri_-ia asz-szur ub-la
9'. _iri_ sa-x-ti#-szu-nu _gal_-a a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu#
10'. a-na asz-szur _dingir_-ia
11'. _en_-ia a-qisz
12'. [...] sza2 x [x] x _kur_-ud _en-mesz_ [...]
13'. [...] sza2 a#-na _kur_ szub-re-e sza2# [...]
14'. [...] a-na gi-pisz _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-[szu-nu]
15'. [dan-nisz dan]-nisz it-tak3-lu-u-ma [...]
16'. [...] ... [...]
17'. [...] x x x an x x x [...]
18'. [...] is,-bu-tu ina qi2-bit asz-szur [...]
19'. [...] _en gal_-e _en_-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-[te ...]
20'. [...] _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-ia ad-ki _iri#_ ak#-szud# [...]
21'. [...] _iri_ u2-szi-ra _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gu4#-mesz#_ [...]
22'. [...] _{gesz?}gaba?_ szu2? [...] ra [...]
23'. [...] _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ ina _gub-ba_ id-ki szi-it-mu-ri-isz
24'. [at-bi-ma] asz-szi zi-iq-te ina _giri3-min-mesz_-ia lib3-bi _kur_ kasz-ia-ri
25'. [...] lu ab-bal-kit a-na _iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu lu al-lik
26'. [...] mu-szi-ta _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu al-mi
27'. [...] ina {d}sza2-masz na#-pa-hi it-ti gi-pisz
28'. [_{gesz}gigir-mesz_] _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te _dagal-mesz_-te
29'. am-da-hi#-is,# di#-ik-ta-szu2#-nu ma-'a-ta a-duk
30'. _iri_ am#-lat-ti _iri_ sza2-bur#-am# _iri_ ru-zi-da-ak
31'. _iri_ bu-gu _iri_ us-tu2 _iri-mesz_-ni _bala-mesz_
32'. _kur#_ dan-nu-na ak-szud ina _izi-mesz_ asz2-ru-up
33'. szal-la-su-nu bu-sza2-szu-nu nam-kur-szu-nu
surface b
1. e2-na-at-hi sza2 _iri_ ni-nu-a _gesztin udu-siskur-mesz_-te
2. sza2 _e2-kur dingir_ s,ir-te _du3_-asz2

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
RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite (P463653) Q004472 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423553

Physical information

white obelisk

Artifact type Obelisk
white obelisk
Dimensions 2845.0 mm × 705.0 mm × 430.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Stone
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 118807
Accession Number 1856-09-09, 0058

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P423553
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1856-0909-58

References

  • primary: RIMA 2.0, 101.018, ex. 01

    [Grayson1991RIMA2] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1991. Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, Vol. I (1114-859 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Assyrian Sculpture, White Obelisk

    [Reade1998AssyrianSculpture] Reade, Julian E. 1998. Assyrian Sculpture. London, British Museum.

  • history: J.E. Reade, 'Assurnasirpal I and the White Obelisk', Iraq-17, 34 (1972), p. 129-50

    [sec104965] N.d.

  • citation: Ancient Near Eastern Art, 117

    [Collon1995ANEA] Collon, Dominique. 1995. Ancient Near Eastern Art. British Museum Press, London.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-13 at 09:08:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-20 at 08:27:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-11-20 at 14:42:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 2.0.101.018, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P423553.
RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P423553). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423553 (Original work published 2011)
RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423553 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423553},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 2.0.101.018, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P423553.
RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P423553). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423553 (Original work published 2011)
RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423553 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423553},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/6/14/
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