RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001 (P450233)

Official or display colossus excavated in Ḫadatu (mod. Arslan Tash), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11501

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Ḫadatu (mod. Arslan Tash)

Artifact Type

Colossus

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

2370.0 mm × 1570.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}tukul-[ti-a-e2-szar2]-ra# _man [gal_ ...]
2. ka#-szid# [...]
3. ka#-[szid {lu2}i]-tu#-'u {lu2}ru-bu-'u [...]
4. [...] a-duk2
5. x x x
6. x x x
7. x x x
8. x x x
9. x x x
10. x x x
11. x x x
12. [...]-szir3? [...] _disz_ pa-x-ia#?-u [...]
13. [...] x x-szu2# [...] sa#?-x-ru#
14. [...] {kur}ha-u-ra#-nu _kur#_ u2-ma-li
15. [...] x _lim# udu#-mesz_ szal-la#-su-nu# asz2-lu#-la#
16. [...] x _kur_-ud u3# szi-i na-mur-rat
17. [asz-szur _en_-ia is-hup-sza2-ma ...] x ana da3-lil e-zib-szi
18. [...] _{lu2}gar-mesz_ ina u4-me-szu2-ma {disz}{d#}masz#-dingir-a-a _gar-kur_
19. x [...] {iri#}ha#?-[da]-tu#? _ta_ usz-sze-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 ar2-s,ip u-szak-lil
20. _kur_ [... _gesz-ur3-mesz?_] {gesz}x x u2#-[s,al]-lil-szu2 _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}ere-_igi_
21. ina _ka2-[mesz_-szu2 u-rat]-ta#?-[a? ...] _mu_-szu2 a-bi s,a#-lam# {d}isz#-tar ina qe2-reb-szu2 u2-kin2
22. man-za-[az x] x x x [...] x x x x s,a-lam s,u-li-ia
23. x [... ina qi2-bit?] {d}isz#-tar {gu4}_am#-mesz {na4}ad-bar_ ki-s,ir _kur_-e
24. _gar_-szu2 [...] _an#-bar_ x x [...] x x x ina _ka2_-szu2 ul-ziz _mu# gu4-am#_ mah-re-e
25. sza2 ina [{im}_mar]-tu# [gub_-zu] u4-mu [ez]-zu# s,a#-[bit a-a]-bi# mu#-szam#-qit# lem-nu-ti _man mu_-szu2 _mu#_ 2(disz)-e {gu4}_am_ sza2 ina {im#}_kur gub_-zu
26. ka-szid er-nit-ti _man_ mu-szam#-[s,u]-u mal# lib3#?-bi#? mu-[sze-s,u]-u# _hul#-[mesz_] mu-sze-rib _munus-saga-mesz mu_-szu2 ana _ti#-la#_-ia# sze#-me-e
27. su-pi-ia# szul#-bur _bala#-mesz_-ia# [sza-lam] _numun_-ia# kun#-nu# _suhusz# {gesz}asz-te sanga_-ti-ia# _nu gal2#_-e# _gig#_-ia# a-na _si#-sa2_
28. _buru14# kur_ [asz]-szur{ki} [sza-lam] _kur#_ asz#-szur#{ki} ina qe2-reb {iri}ha-da#-tu2 a-na ta#-mar-ti szu2-bat-su-nu ar2-me

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 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53 composite (P463082) Q003466 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P450233

Physical information

bull colossus

Artifact type Colossus
bull colossus
Dimensions 2370.0 mm × 1570.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ḫadatu (mod. Arslan Tash)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 11501
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010120229
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450233
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450233

References

  • primary: RINAP 1, Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001

    [Tadmor2011RINAP1] Tadmor, Hayim, and Shigeo Yamada. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III (744-727 BC) and Shalmaneser V (726-722 BC), Kings of Assyria. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 1. Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 1 Tiglath-Pileser III 53, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450233.
RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450233). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450233 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450233 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 1 Tiglath-Pileser III 53, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450233.
RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450233). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450233 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450233 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450233},
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