RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, ex. 001 (P424684)

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

64.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i-tur [...]
2'. [... tu]-tak-ki-la-an-ni-ma [...]
3'. [... ta]-zi-iz ina i-di-ia a-ma-ta [...]
4'. [...] u3 ma-ku-u2 tu-sza2-li-ka [...]
5'. [...] _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ba-szu-u2 [...]
6'. [... ia]-ti {disz}asz-szur-pap-szum2-na _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ [babila2{ki} ...]
7'. [...] _dingir-mesz gal-mesz lugal kur_ e-li-tum u3 szap-[li-tum ...]
8'. [... ina _sza3]-tur3_ a-ga-ri-in-ni a-lit-ti-ia [...]
9'. [... ana e]-pesz be-lu-u2-te sza ka-la _kur-mesz_ ma-[...]
10'. [...] lib3-bi {d}asz-szur u2-zak-ki-ru-ma im-[...]
11'. [...] {iri}ku-u2-si sza ma-am-ma-an ina _ad-mesz_-[ia ...]
12'. [...] i-szap-pa-ru la i-tu-ur-ra-ma [...]
13'. [...]-tu a-szar is,-s,u-ru la u2-na-asz2-sza2-szu [kap-pi-szu2 ...]
reverse
1. [...] x x x [...]
2. [...]-ma _gesz_ [...]
3. [...] x-nu _munus_ x _bi_ [...]
4. [...]-bi-ma x x x x x [...]
5. [...] x bi-szu2 la [...] _e2-gal_ [...]
6. [...] _x-mesz ka_ x x x-na di-[...]
7. {na4}asz2-gi3-gi3 u2-sze-s,a-a _gin7_ {na4}[...]
8. _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sza qar-ba-szu2-nu _ku3-sig17_ [...]
9. u2-sze-s,a-am-ma 6(disz) _me munus-e2-[gal-mesz_-szu2 ...]
10. x 6(disz) _me egi2 {munus}[..._]
11. [...] x 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 037 composite (P462887) Q003266 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424684

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 70.0 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 Rm 0284

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm.284
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P424684
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424684
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424684
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-284

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 037, 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, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424684.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424684). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424684 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424684 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 037, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424684},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424684.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P424684). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424684 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 037, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424684 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 037, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424684},
}


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