RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 (P450269)

Official or display cylinder 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

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 90.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. [...] _lugal gal lugal_ dan-[...]
2. [...]-'i#-im mi-sza2-ri# e#-pisz# u2#-[...]
3. [...]-ru# qar#-du# a#-sza2#-red# kal# ma#-[...]
4. [...] sza2#-na#-an# [...]
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5'. [...] _e2#-gal#_ {kur#}hat#-[...]
6'. [...] szu#-ta#-tu#-ti# [...]
7'. [...]-ti sza 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) gun_ pi#-[x]-iq# si-par#-ri# szu#-ub#-[...]
8'. [...] _ku3-babbar_ si-par-ri it-ti [...] _{d#}lamma#_ sza# _na4# kur#_-i# esz#-qi2# [...]
9'. [...]-ba#-a#-te# da-ad2-me na-ki#-ri ki#-szit#-ti _szu#-min#_-ia qe2#-[...]
10'. [...]-nim# sza gi-mir _szim hi-a-mesz gurun#_ s,ip#-pa-a-ti _gesz-mesz_ tuk#-[...]
11'. [_...]-sza3_ ta-mir-ti e-le-en _iri 2(barig)-ta-am3_ a-[...]
12'. [...] ul#-tu# pa#-a#-t,i# {iri#}ki#-si#-ri# a#-di# ta#-[...]
13'. [...] {i7#}hu#-su#-ur# ma#-a#-me# da#-[...]
14'. [...]-lu#-ti#-ia# u2#-[...]
15'. [...] _dingir#-mesz#_ u3# _{d#}isz#-tar#-mesz#_ [...]
16'. [...] i#-na _lugal#-mesz#_-ni# _dumu-mesz_-ia# sza# {d#}[...]
17'. [...] _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir szu-me-ia li#-mur#-[...]
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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 001 composite (P462809) Q003475 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450269

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 90.0 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 1881-07-27, 0021

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1881,0727.21
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450269
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450269
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P450269
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0727-21

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 001, ex. 004

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 19:29:25 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 18:51:02 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 18:27:36 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
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450269.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P450269). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450269 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450269 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 001, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450269},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450269.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P450269). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450269 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450269 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 001, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450269},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2023
ID  - P450269
LB  - CDLI:P450269
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 001, ex. 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450269
ER  -
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