RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 (P450590)

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

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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

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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object cylinder
surface a
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1'. [...] _lugal#?_ [...]
2'. [... _munus]-e2-gal_ x [...]
3'. [{disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz]-su# _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti# [_lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
4'. [kal-lat {disz}man-gi-na _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti] _lugal# kur [kur_ asz-szur{ki}]
5'. [_ama_ {disz}asz-szur]-szesz#-szum2-na _lugal_ kisz-[sza2]-ti _lugal kur_ [asz-szur{ki}-ma]
6'. [{d}asz-szur {d}3(u)] {d#}utu {d}ag u {d}marduk _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d#}[1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki}]
7'. [{disz}asz-szur-szesz]-szum2-na _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-ia ina _{gesz}gu-za ad_-szu2 t,a-bisz# [u2-szi-bu]
8'. [...] x dam-qu u2-sze-s,u-u2 a-na re#-[sze-ti]
9'. [ul-tu tam]-tim# e-li-ti a-di tam-tim szap-[li-ti]
10'. [...] it#-tal-la-ku-ma ma-hi-ra la i#-[szu-u]
11'. [... ga-re]-e-szu2 is-pu-nu-ma _lugal-mesz_ sza2 kib-rat _limmu2_-tim id-du-u s,er#-[re-e-tu2]
12'. [_un-mesz kur-kur_] ki#-szit-ti na-ki-ri hu-bu-ut _{gesz}[pan_-szu2]
13'. [sza a-na esz-qi2] be-lu-ti-ia a-na szi-rik-ti isz#-ru#-[ka]
14'. [{gesz}al-lu] tup#-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma il#-[bi-nu _sig4_]
15'. [qaq-qa-ru pu-s,e-e ina] _muru2# iri#_ sza2# nina#{ki} ku-[tal _e2_ {d}3(u) u {d}utu]
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  • Artifact type: Cylinder
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon x2004, 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0217

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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):

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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004 composite (P463026) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon X2004, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450590.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450590). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450590 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450590 (Accessed: October 3, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450590},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
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TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon X2004, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P450590.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450590). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450590 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450590 (Accessed: October 3, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450590},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P450590
LB  - CDLI:P450590
M1  - 2025/10/3/
TI  - RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P450590
ER  -
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