RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006 (P450543)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A32262

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 77.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1. [a-na {d}un-gal] nibru#{ki} ma-al-kat2# x x x x [...]
  n lines broken
2'. [...] szap#-tusz-sza2 _tin u4-mesz#?_ [...] lib3#-bi li-szim [...]
3'. [...]-rat# _ud-mesz nun egir_-u2 sza2 i-na u4#-[...] ma-qit-ti i-rasz-szu-u2 asz2-ra-ti-szu2# lisz-[...]
4'. [...] szi#-t,ir _mu_-ia _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2#_ [...]-bi#-szu2 _dingir-mesz_ i-szem-mu-u2 ur-rak _u4-mesz_ u2#-[...]
5'. [...]-u2# szi-t,ir _mu_-ia ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti ib#-[...] a#-szar-szu2 u2#-[...]
6'. [...] _nibru#{ki} gaszan gal_-ti ag-gisz lik-kil-me-[...] _numun#_-szu2 i-na nap-har _kur-kur_ [...]

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 128 composite (P462977) Q003357 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P450543

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 77.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 8N-T0003
Findspot
Sounding L VI/VII
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A32262
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) b769ccba-527d-4793-9f10-5c772332bd61
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P450543

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006

    [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: RIMB 2, .06.31.10, ex. 06

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 17 (pp. 119-131), 119, 127

    [Goetze1963JCS17Esar] Goetze, Albrecht. 1963. “Esarhaddon’s Inscription from the Inanna Temple in Nippur.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 17 (4): 119–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359180.

    p. 119, footnote 7, references the work of Buccellati

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 18:59:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 4 Esarhaddon 128, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450543.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P450543). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450543 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450543 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450543.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P450543). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450543 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 128, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450543 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450543},
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