RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 (P426268)

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

55.0 mm × 4.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...] s,e#-ru#-usz-szu2#-un#
2. [a-na {kur}na-gi-ti a]-la-ku aq-bi
3. [_{lu2}erin2-mesz_ {kur}ha-at-ti hu]-bu#-ut _{gesz}pan-mesz_-ia#
4. [i-na nina{ki} u2-sze-szib-ma] _{gesz#}ma2-mesz_ s,i-ra#-[a]-te#
5. [e-pisz-ti _kur_-szu-un ib]-nu-u2 nak#-lisz
6. [_{lu2}ma2-lah5-mesz_] {iri#}s,ur#-[ra]-a#-a
7. [{iri}s,i-du-un-na-a-a {kur}ia-am?]-na#-a-a
8. [ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia u2-sza2-hi-su-nu]-ti# ur-tu
9. [qe2-reb {i7}idigna it-ti] szi-na-ti
10. [a-na qid-da-ti a-di {iri}]u2-pi-a
11. [u2-sze-qel-pu-u2 u3 _ta_ {iri}u2-pi-a na?]-ba#?-lisz
12. [u2-sze-lu-szi-na]-ti#-ma
13. [s,e-er {gesz}gur2-gu-ge a-na] zimbir#?{ki}
  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 020 composite (P462828) Q003494 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P426268

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 4.0 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 Sm 2093

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.2093
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P426268
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P426268
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P426268

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 020, ex. 001

    [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
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 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 3/1 Sennacherib 020, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426268.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P426268). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426268 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426268 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 020, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426268},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426268.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P426268). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426268 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426268 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 020, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426268},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P426268
LB  - CDLI:P426268
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 020, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P426268
ER  -
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