RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023 (P428453)

Official or display brick excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), 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 115697

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

430.0 mm × 430.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. a-na-ku {disz}{d}sin-lugal-gar-un
2. _man gal man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki}
3. _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man gal man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki}
4. _man kur eme-gi7_ u _uri{ki} man_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti
5. _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-asz _man gal man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki}
6. _szagina ka2-dingir{ki} man kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki}
7. _dumu_ {disz}{<d>}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man# gal# man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki}
8. _nun_ la sza2-na-an
9. _sza3-bala-bala {disz}lugal-gi-na man gal man_ dan-nu
10. _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina ka2-dingir{ki} man# kur# eme-gi7_
11. u uri{ki} mu-ud-disz e2-kur-ri _e2_ {d}ag
12. _en_-ia sza2 qe2-reb bal-til{ki}
13. _tur3_ szu2-a-tu2 ina a-gur2-ri pi-ti-iq {d}nun-ur3-ra
14. ak-szir

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Brick
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 430.0 high × 430.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: RINAP 5/3, Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023

[Novotny2023RINAP5/3] Novotny, Jamie, Joshua Jeffers, and Grant Frame. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 3. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/3. Eisenbrauns.
citation: CBI, 189

[Walker1981Bricks] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1981. Cuneiform Brick Inscriptions in the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the City of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 115697
Accession No.: 1922-08-12, 0072

Provenience

Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: Ass 13467
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-sharru-ishkun.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-10-27 at 15:20:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie		CDLI	approved
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P428453) (P428453)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13 composite (P516907)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3 Sîn-Šarru-Iškun 13, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P428453.

RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P428453). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428453 (Original work published 2011)

RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428453 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3 Sîn-Šarru-Iškun 13, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P428453.

RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P428453). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428453 (Original work published 2011)

RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 13, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428453 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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