RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 (P450431)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-ti-szu2 [...]
3'. [...] _lul ku ba sza2_ [...]
4'. [...] _gal_ ul al-qa-a [...]
5'. [...]-ia as,-bat-ma [...]
6'. [a-na i-te]-e {iri}na-hal mu-s,ur a-[szar _i7_ la i-szu-u ...]
7'. [...] _a-mesz_ di-lu-ti [...]
8'. [a-szar?] s,u-um-me lap-lap-tu [...]
9'. [ki-i qi2-bit _an-szar2 en_]-ia ina t,e3-me ra-ma-ni-ia ina _gesztu-min_-[ia ib-szi-ma ...]
10'. [...] ina {kusz}na-a-di {kusz}hi-in-ti [...]
11'. [...] a-[szar] _musz-mesz gir2-tab-mesz_ [...]
12'. [...] ana? qer-bisz isz-ma-a su-up-pi-ia [...]
13'. [{d}iszkur ina _an_]-e _dagal-mesz_ sza2-qisz is,-s,a-nab-bur ina {iri}[...]
14'. [is,-s,i hi-it]-lu-pu-ti sza2 e-mu-ru pa-[an {d}utu-szi ...]
15'. [...] _ti_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 036, 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1879-07-08, 0196

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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    Kuyunjik

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-09-11 at 19:18:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036 composite (P462886) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450431.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450431). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450431 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450431 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 036, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450431},
}


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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450431.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450431). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450431 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450431 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 036, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450431},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450431
LB  - CDLI:P450431
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 036, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450431
ER  -
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