RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 (P450410)

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 120066

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

78.0 mm × 94.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ [...]
2. _nun_ na-a'-du asz2-ru [...]
3. lib3-bu rap-szu2 ma-[...]
4. sza ul-tu s,e-[...]
5. sza a-na ud-du-usz [...]
6. ba-nu-u2 _e2_ {d}asz-szur [...]
7. _lugal_ szah-tu mu-szak-li-[...]
8. _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-su _lugal_ [...]
9. s,a-lam {d}3(u) {d}nin-gal [...]
10. e-pu-szu-ma u2-[...]
11. ku-um-mu# [x] masz-tak be-lu-ti-szu2-nu la e-pu-[...]
12. a-na-[x x] an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} [...]
13. _e2_ {d}3(u) {d}nin-gal {d}utu {d}a-a [...]
14. ina qe2-reb _muru2 iri_ sza2 nina{ki} a-na mu-szab [...]
15. ina _iti_ szal-me u4-me sze-me-e ina {na4}pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i [...]
16. s,e-er tam-le-e szu-a-tu usz-szi-szu2 ad-di [...]
17. _e2_ szu-a-ti a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ar-s,ip [...]
18. _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri#-[...]
19. [_...]-mesz_ {gesz}[x x] sza2 e-re-es-si-na t,a-a-ba [...]
20. [x]-ma u2-na-[x x] hi-szih-ti _e2_ sza2 _ku3-babbar ku3 [sig17_ ...]
21. [x]-tu _e2_ szu-a-[x x]-szak-li-lu u2-[...]
22. [x] 3(u)# {d}nin-gal {d}utu [...]
23. [x x]-szam-ma la na-par#-[...]
24. [...]-ti {d}3(u) {d}utu _en#_ [...]
25. [...] an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ [...]
26. [...]-ti# e-lat _an_-e u3 {iti}bara2# [...]
27. [...]-mi3-iq-tu sza a-rak u4-me x [...]
28. [...]-tu#-ti szu-muh pe-er-'i szum-[...]
29. [...]-lu a-ha-mesz i-na s,i-it pi-i-[...]
30. [...]-ia# lis-ki-pu li-szam-qi2-tu ga-re-[...]
31. [...]-zu-ni-ma e-ma lib3-[...]
32. [...] i-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-e-[...]
33. [...] _kur_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-[...]
34. [...]-ra-ma en-na-ha# [...]
35. [_x]-sar#_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia [...]
36. [x]-mi3 it-ti szu-mi3-szu2 [...]
37. {d}3(u) u {d}utu _iti_-[...]
38. {iti}[...]

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 012 composite (P462862) Q003241 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P450410

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 94.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 120066
Accession Number 1902-05-10, 0006 + 1928-07-16, 0066

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1902,0510.6 + BM.120066 + 1928,0716.66
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450410
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450410
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P450410
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-0716-66

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 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 012, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450410.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450410 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450410 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 012, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450410},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450410.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450410 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450410 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 012, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450410
LB  - CDLI:P450410
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450410
ER  -
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