RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 (P450394)

Official or display prism excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16224

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-sza2# u2#-ter-szi#
  single ruling
2'. [...] _ugu#_ ma-da-ti mah-ri-ti#
3'. [...] x {disz}ha-za-dingir
4'. [...]-ta#-a' _dumu_-szu2
5'. [...] _ku3#-sig17_ 1(disz) _lim na4-mesz_ be2-ru-ti#
6'. [...] _szim# hi-a_
7'. [...]-di-ma e-mid-su
8'. [...] {lu2#}a-ru-bu _du3_-szu2 _ugu_ {disz}ia-ta-a'#
9'. [...]{ki#} _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim
10'. [...]-tu2# ik-kib-szu2
11'. [...] ia#-ta-a' asz2-pur-ma
12'. [...] {disz}u2-a-bu
13'. [...]-tu _an-bar_ id-du-u2
14'. [...] asz2#-kun-szu2-nu-ti-ma
15'. [...]-ku#-us-szu-nu-ti-ma
  single ruling
16'. [...]-ar#-tak2-ka
17'. [...]-ar#-tuk-ka
18'. [...]-ka#-za-bar-na
19'. [...]-u2#-qu
20'. [...]-ki#-tu-nim-ma
21'. [...] _en#_-ia#
22'. [_...]-gin3#_
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. u3# ina _lugal-mesz ad#-mesz#_-[...]
2'. ul#-tu qe2-reb tam-tim# [...]
3'. um#-ma _ka5-a_ la-pa-an# [...]
  single ruling
4'. [x] e#-la-mu-u2 {kur}qu#-[...]
5'. sza# a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-[...]
6'. da#-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia# [...]
7'. e#-tep-pu-szu2 isz-mu-u-ma# [...]
8'. asz2-szu2 a-na mi-s,ir _kur-mesz_-[...]
9'. sza t,u-u-bi u su-lum-[...]
10'. isz-pu-ru-nim-ma _mu#_ [...]
11'. ul-tu asz-szur {d}utu {d}en [...]
12'. _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza {iri}limmu2-dingir _ugu#_ [...]
13'. u2-sza2-zi-zu-ni-ma [...]
14'. ina ki-szit-ti na-ki-ri# [...]
15'. _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia# [...]
16'. esz-ret ma-ha-zi sza# [...]
17'. _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ uh-hi-zu-[...]
  single ruling
18'. ina u4-me-szu-ma _e2-gal#_ [...]
19'. sza _lugal#-mesz_ a-lik [...]
20'. a-na szu-te-szur [...]
21'. _{ansze#}kunga-mesz_ [...]
  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 4 Esarhaddon 001 composite (P462851) Q003230 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P450394

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 16224
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-029482
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.16224
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450394
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450394

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Anc. Mes. Speaks, p. 224, no. 39

    [Lassen2019AncMesSpeaks] Lassen, Agnete, Eckart Frahm, and Klaus Wagensonner, eds. 2019. Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks: Highlights of the Yale Babylonian Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.

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 18:51:02 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 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450394.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P450394). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450394 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450394 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 001, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450394},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450394.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P450394). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450394 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450394 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 001, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450394},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P450394
LB  - CDLI:P450394
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 018 artifact entry
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