RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 (P450313)

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

75.0 mm × 95.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ri-[...]
2'. [...] _karasz#_-ia# u3# _{lu2#}en-nam-mesz_-ia _ug3-mesz_ ma#-[...]
3'. [...] isz-tar sza nap-har ki-du-de-[...]
4'. [...]-la it-ti szi-t,ir bu-ru-u2#-[...]
5'. [...]-pir# ni#-kil#-ti# gi-mir pel-lu-de-e ni-[...]
6'. [...] _ad#-mesz#_-ia# ul-la-nu-u-a be-lu-ti _kur_ asz-szur# [...]
7'. [...] nar-ba-a-ti _gun_ mal-ki kib-rat# [...]
8'. [...] qer-bi-szu kum2-mu ri-mit be-lu-ti sza s,u#-[...]
9'. [...]-ti ha-re-e _i7_ za-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-ti [...]
10'. [...] _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-pesz szip-ri szu-a-tu ki#-[...]
11'. [...]-a-a {kur}qu-e {kur}hi-lak-ku {kur}pi-lisz#-ti# u3# [...]
12'. [...] ak#-szit,-ma ap-pa-ri-szu2-un szam-hu-ti# [...]
13'. [...] _usz_ i-na tar-s,i za-me-e _e2_ ziq-qur-rat 1(gesz2) 2(u) ina# [...]
14'. [...]-ri# _ad-mesz_-ia a-na ri-mit be-lu#-[...]
15'. [...]-ru# sza i-na na-szi-sza2 ge-gu-ne2-e [...]
16'. [_...]-gal#_ i#-ba-'u-u2-ma i-[...]
17'. [...] x [...]
  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/P450313

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 95.0 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 1882-05-22, 0023

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1882,0522.23
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450313
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450313
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P450313
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0522-23

References

  • primary: RINAP 3/1, 004, ex. 062

    [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 004, Ex. 062 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450313.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 artifact entry (No. P450313). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450313 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450313 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450313},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, Ex. 062 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450313.
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 artifact entry (No. P450313). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450313 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450313 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 3/1 {Sennacherib} 004, ex. 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450313},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450313
LB  - CDLI:P450313
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 004, ex. 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450313
ER  -
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