RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 038 (P424918)

Official or display cylinder 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

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...]-u2# {iri}ak-zi#-[...]
3'. [...]-hu#-pu-szu2-nu#-ti#-[...]
4'. [...] x [...]
5'. [...] {disz}u2-ru-mil#-[...]
6'. [...] {kur}[...]
7'. [...] isz#-szu-nim-ma [...]
8'. [...] _numun# e2 ad_-szu2 as#-[...]
9'. [...]-lu#-ti-ia e-[...]
10'. [...] _giri3#-min_-ia ar2-[...]
11'. [...] {disz}ha-za-qi-a-[...]
12'. [...] ni#-bi ik-te#-[...]
13'. [...] x 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 3/1 Sennacherib 004 composite (P462812) Q003478 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424918

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number Rm 1030

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm.1030
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P424918
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424918
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424918
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-1030

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 038

    [Grayson2012RINAP3/1] Grayson, A. Kirk, and Jamie Novotny. 2012. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704-681 BC), Part 1. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 3/1. 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 18:27:36 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 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 038 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424918.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 038 artifact entry (No. P424918). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424918 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424918 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424918},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 038 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424918.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 038 artifact entry (No. P424918). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424918 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424918 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424918},
}


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