RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001 (P424487)

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 —

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

19.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _x-mesz_-szu2 [...]
2'. [...] ku-un-ni _bala_-ia sza2-lam [...]
3'. [... ep-sze]-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti {d}[...]
4'. [...] _dagal nu ki-gub_ u3 s,i-[...]
5'. [... {disz}{d}asz]-szur-pap-asz _sipa_ ke-e-[nu ...]
6'. [... _e2_] a-ki-ti s,al-me [...]
  rest broken

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 4 Esarhaddon 055 composite (P462905) Q003284 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424487

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 19.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number DT 082

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) DT.82
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P424487
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424487
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424487
British Museum Collection (BM) W_DT-82

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 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 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie 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
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424487.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424487). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424487 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424487 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 055, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424487},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424487.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424487). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424487 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 055, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424487 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424487},
}


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