RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 (P450508)

Official or display prism excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 056617

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
1. [{disz}]an-[szar2-szesz-szum2-na]
2. _lugal gal_-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal [kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
3. _lugal lugal-mesz_ {kur}[mu-us,-ri]
4. {kur}pa-ta-ri-is u [{kur}ku-u-si]
5. _lugal_ kib-ra-a-ti [_limmu2_-tim]
6. _lugal_ sza2 ina kul-lat [_kur-kur_]
7. ma-hi-ri la i-[szu-u2]
8. [bu]-kur {d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-[su]
9. [_lugal gal_]-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal [kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
10. [_...]-mesz kur eme-[gi7_ u uri{ki}]
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column 2
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column 3
1. [...]-a
2. [...]-ti
3. [... u2]-kin ma-har-szu2-un
4. [...] _e2-kur_ ka-li-szu2-un
5. [...]-a-ti na-du-u2
6. [...] ub-la
7. [...]-a-nu
8. [...] {d}utu
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column 4
1. [_kur_ szu-me-ri] u _kur_ uri{ki}
2. [sza2 ina u4]-me pa-ni la i-szu-u2 ma-na-ma
3. [musz-ta]-pi-ik ka-re-e asz-na-an
4. sza2 ina _u4-mesz_-szu2 su-un-qu u hu-szah-hu
5. u2-sza2-as,-s,u-ma isz-ku-nu _he2-gal2-la_
6. _ki-lam gi-na si-sa2 buru14_ na-pa-asz2 {d}nisaba
7. u2-sza2-asz2-szu-u2 ina _kur_
8. sza2 ina _bala_-szu2 elam-ma{ki} u2-la sze-mu-u2
9. _{lu2}kur2_ lem-nu nab-nit _dingir-mesz_ ra-s,u-un-du
10. ina la t,e3-e-mu _dingir-mesz_ it-ba-am-ma
11. x x x x _zi kur_ uri{ki} isz-ku-nu pa-ni-szu2
12. [...] _x-szur-mesz kur_-szu2 ra-pa-asz2-ti
13. [...]-qu-ti id-kam-ma
14. [...] _nita2-mesz_ u _munus-mesz_
15. [...] i-te-ne2-er-ru-bu
16. [...]-sza2 u ba-ba-a-ti
17. [...] _ih kur_
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column 5
1. _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ sag-[...]
2. li-nar-ru ga-re-e li-szam-qi2-[tu]
3. {d}u-gur _en_ szib-t,i u szag-ga-[asz2-ti]
4. an-dul-la-szu2 _ugu_-szu2-nu lit-ru-us,
5. li-ig-mil nap-szat ni-szu-szu2-nu
6. sza2-a-szu2-nu um-man-szu2-nu ka-ras-su-un
7. li-t,i-ra ina qe2-reb szap-sza2-qu
8. {d}iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e u _ki_-tim
9. _szeg3-mesz_ t,ah2-du-ti _illu-mesz_ gap-szu-ti
10. ina _kur_-szu2-nu lisz-tab-ra-a _ge6_ u im-ma
11. _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim
12. ina kun lib3-bi-szu2-nu ha-disz [lip-pal-su-szu2]-nu-ti-ma
13. _dingir_ a-na _dingir_ li-[...]-su-un
14. li-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-szu2-[un lil-bi-ra _mu]-an-na-mesz_-szu2-un
15. ina e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal [dingir-mesz_ ...]
16. _nunuz-mesz_-szu2-nu lisz-mu-hu li-ru-ri [...]
17. e-ma {d}3(u) u {d}utu [... liq-bu-u dum-qe2-e-szu2-nu]
18. _ki_ s,al-mat _sag-du_ ana ma-ti-ma [...]
19. man-nu ina _lugal-mesz_ ar2-ku-ti [...]
20. [sza2] _e11_-ma u2-ba-a'-[u2 ...]
21. [_mu]-sar_-ru-u2 szi-t,ir szu-mi-[ia li-mur-ma]
22. [szam]-ni lip-szu-usz {na4}[...]
23. [...] _ki mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur ep-sze-[ti-ia ...]
24. [...] x x [...]
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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 112 composite (P462962) Q003341 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P450508

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 056617
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 0996b + 1882-07-14, 1815

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.56617
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P450508
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450508
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-996-b

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 112, 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 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 18:17:08 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 112, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450508.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450508). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450508 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450508 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 112, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450508},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450508.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450508). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450508 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450508 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 112, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450508},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450508
LB  - CDLI:P450508
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 artifact entry
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ER  -
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