RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 ex. 001 (P428599)

Official or display brick 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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 137468

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

330.0 mm × 110.0 mm × 130.0 mm

Witness

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 2, Sargon II 096 composite (P523349) Q006577 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P428599

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 330.0 mm × 110.0 mm × 130.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 137468
Accession Number 1929-10-12, 0179

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1012-179

References

  • primary: RINAP 2, 096 ex. 001

    [Frame2021RINAP2] Frame, Grant. 2021. The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC). Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 2. Penn State University Press.

  • citation: CBI, 170

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-15 at 08:43:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428599.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P428599). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428599 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428599 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428599},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428599.
RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P428599). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428599 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 2, Sargon II 096 ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428599 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428599},
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