RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012 (P424984)

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

32.0 mm × 53.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...] im#-szu-la a-a-[...]
2. [...]-ma# e-tap-pa-lu# [...]
3. [...] _en_-ia
4. [...] _bad3# na4-mesz_-szu2-nu
5. [...]-ri-ir
6. [...]-sza2-kil zi-i-bu
7. [...] _kur_ asz-szur{ki}
8. [...]-nu
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [_...]-banda3_ [...]
2'. [x]-tu qe2-reb [...]
3'. a-na hi-szih-ti [...]
4'. a-na nina{ki} _iri_ [...]
  single ruling
5'. ina {iti}sze-ga u4-[...]
6'. _e2-gal-mesz_ rab-ba-[...]
7'. ab-ta-ni s,e-ru-[...]
8'. 3(u) 1(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tim [...]
9'. mam2-ma la e-pu-szu2# [...]
10'. _{na4#}kun4-mesz {na4}gesz#_ [...]
11'. [_gesz]-ur3-mesz_ [...]
  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 001 composite (P462851) Q003230 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424984

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 53.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number Rm 2, 184

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm-II.184
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P424984
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424984
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424984
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-II-184

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012

    [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
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 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 001, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424984.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P424984). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424984 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424984 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424984},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424984.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P424984). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424984 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424984 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 001, ex. 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424984},
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PY  - 2024
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