RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 025 (P450294)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 07508

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] kasz#-szi-i [...]
3'. [...]-kab#-ma _{gesz}gigir# giri3#-[..._]
4'. [...]-nu# _e2 bad3-mesz_ dan-nu#-[...]
5'. [...]-sze#-mi kar-mesz _e2 edin#_ [...]
6'. [...] as,#-bat# _ugu#_ sza u4-me pa-ni# [...]
7'. [...]-a# sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-[...]
8'. [...]-rap#-ha am-nu-szu2-nu-ti _{na4}na-ru2-a_ [...]
9'. [...]-pi as,-<s,a>-bat har-ra-nu el#-la-mu#-u-a {disz}is#-[...]
10'. [...] mar-u2-bisz-ti {iri}ak#-ku-ud#-du# [...]
11'. [_...]-mesz# ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4_ [...]
12'. [_...]-mesz#_ dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur_ [...]
13'. [...]-at# na-ge-e szu-a-tu# [...]
14'. [...] ina lib3-bi u2-sze-szib i#-[...]
15'. [...] ru-qu-ti sza i-na _lugal-mesz_-ni# [...]
16'. [...] lu# al-lik {disz}lu-li-[...]
17'. [...] s,e-eh-ru {iri}e2-zi#-[...]
18'. [...] ri-i-ti u3 masz-qi2-[...]
19'. [...] _ugu#_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma _gun_ [...]
20'. [...]-na#-a-a {disz#}tu#-ba#-a'-lu {iri#}[...]
  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 004 composite (P462812) Q003478 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450294

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 68.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N5
Excavation Number Ass 01248
Findspot N5, 14
18, palace of the crown prince
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA 07508
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450294
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450294

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 025

    [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: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N5, 14

    [Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 18:20:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-09 at 18:17:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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 004, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P450294.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P450294). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450294 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 025 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450294 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450294},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P450294.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P450294). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450294 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 025 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450294 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450294},
}


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PY  - 2025
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