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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 (P450551)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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

155.0 mm × 155.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

object cylinder
surface a
1. [...] sza2# la in-nen-nu-u2 qi2-bit#-[...]
2. [...]-sa#?-ku s,i-it pi-i#-[...]
3. [...] x _dingir-mesz_ szu-ta#-x [...]
4. [...] sza2#? la#? [...]
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-e ma-qit-ta#-szu2#? lik#?-[...]
3'. [...] _siskur2# bal_-qi2 ina asz2-ri#-[...]
4'. [_...]-mesz#_ u2-rap-pa-asz2 kim-[...]
5'. [...]-ti# ib-ba-tu lu-u2 a-szar-szu2 u2-nak#-[...]
6'. [...]-me#-szu2-ma szi-mat _hul_-tim li-szim-[...]
7'. [...]-liq#?-ma a-a ir-szi-szu2 re-e-[...]

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Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 155.0 high × 155.0 wide × 75.0 thick
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003

    [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, .06.31.12, ex. 03

    [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: OIC 23, 112

    [Gibson1978OIC23] Gibson, McGuire, and Miguel Civil. 1978. Excavations at Nippur: Twelfth Season. Oriental Institute Communications 23. University of Chicago Press.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 12N-043
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Outer enclosure wall beside NW corner of locus FI 65, in mud brick of Parthian fortress

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:27:36 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):

Composite Score
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129 composite (P462978) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450551.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P450551). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 129, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450551 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 129, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450551},
}


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