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Rm 0953 (P424891)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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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)

Literary (myth Exaltation of Ishtar ?)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 38.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. nin# x [...] = %a ru-ba-a-tu4# [...]
2'. {d}in-nin x [...] = %a _{d}min_ be-let AN [...]
3'. nin-mah e-ne-eg3-ga2 [...] = %a ru-ba-a-tam s,ir-tam sza2 a-mat-sa x [...]
4'. dumu# {d}suen-na e-ne-eg3-ga2 x [...] = %a ma-rat {d}sin sza2 a-mat#-sa# x [...]
5'. {d#}in#-nin x x [...] = %a _{[d]}min#_ x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 38.0 wide
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  • history: Bezold C 1896a

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: Rm 0953

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-08-20 at 12:41:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 09:42:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Rm 0953 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424891.
Rm 0953 artifact entry (No. P424891). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424891 (Original work published 2011)
Rm 0953 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424891 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	month = {may 27},
	title = {Rm 0953 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424891},
}


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