RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1004, ex. 001 (P424528)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _lugal#? ta na e2_ x [...]
2'. [...] szu#-bat ne-eh-te u2-sze-[szib ...]
3'. [...]-i _kur_ be-li e-ti#?-[...]
4'. [...] x _me kaskal-min_ sza2?-ti _nig2-szu_ sza? u2-du#?-[...]
5'. [...] _x-mesz_ sza e2-sag-gil2 u babila2{ki} [...]
6'. [...] x _ku3_ u2-sze-rib-szu2-nu-ti [...]
7'. [...] x _a ti lu kisz me ib ri_ x x [...]
8'. [...] x-il am-ra kad3-ra-a-[a ...]
9'. [...] _um#? s,i?_ im-hur u2-[...]
10'. [... i]-na# _kur_ u2-hal-li-qu _kal_ [...]
  single ruling
11'. [...] x _zu ma#?_ x [...]
  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 x1004 composite (P462996) Q003376 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424528

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number DT 197

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) DT.197
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424528
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424528
British Museum Collection (BM) W_DT-197

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon x1004, 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
2023-01-20 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 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon X1004, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424528.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1004, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424528). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424528 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1004, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424528 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424528},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon X1004, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424528.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1004, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424528). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424528 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1004, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424528 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} x1004, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424528},
}


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