RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 (P453467)

Official or display prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.283

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Q003340)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 74.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. an-[na ul-la a-ha-mesz]
2'. e-[tap-pa-lu]
3'. i-me-sza2 {d}[isz-tar-szin]
4'. par-s,i-szi-na [e-zi-ba-ma]
5'. sza2-na-ti-[ma ir-ka-ba]
6'. a-na _nig2-gur11_ [e2-sag-il2]
7'. _e2-gal dingir-[mesz_]
8'. _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-[mesz_]
9'. a-na {kur}_elam-[ma{ki}_]
10'. ip-szu-ru ma-[hi-risz]
11'. i-gug-ma [{d}en-lil2-la5]
12'. _dingir-mesz_ [{d}marduk]
13'. [a]-na sa-[pan _kur_]
column 2
  broken
column 3
  broken
column 4
  broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [e2-szar2-ra me]-eh-ret
2'. [szu-bat {d}e2-a tam-szil] {mul}asz-iku
3'. [ar-s,ip u2]-szak-lil
4'. [u2-kin mit]-har-tu
5'. [_gesz-ur3-mesz_ {gesz}ere-ni] _mah-mesz_
6'. [tar-bit {kur}ha-ma-nim] _kur_-i _ku3_
7'. [u2-szat-ri-s,a ta]-ra-an-szu2
8'. [_{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_] sza ere14-si-na
9'. [_du10-ga_ me-ser] _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_
10'. [u2-rak-kis-ma u2]-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2
11'. [_{d}alad-mesz {d}lamma]-mesz maszkim-mesz_
12'. [... an]-hu-su-nu
13'. [...]-ih a-szar
14'. [...]-ti-szu2-nu usz-ziz-su-nu-ti
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. u3 bir-[ti zu-u'-u2-zu]
2'. u2-pah-hi-[ir-ma a-na _{lu2}babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}-mesz_]
3'. am-nu _nig2-szu-[mesz_-szu2-nu szal-lu-te]
4'. u2-ter mi-[ra-nu-te]
5'. lu-bu-usz-tu u2-[la-bi-isz]
6'. har-ra-an babila2#[{ki}]
7'. u2-sza2-asz2-kin sze-pu-usz-szu2-un
8'. a-na a-szab _iri_ e-pesz _e2_
9'. za-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-te he-re-e
10'. pat-ta-a-te u2-szar-hi-su-nu-ti
11'. lib-bu ki-din-nu-su-nu
12'. ba-t,il-tu a-na _ki_-sza2
13'. u2-ter t,up-pi
14'. za-ku-ti-szu2-nu esz-szisz
15'. asz2-t,u-ur
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. [u4-me-szam-ma] nam-risz lut-tal-lak
2'. szim-tu t,a-ab-tu
3'. szim-tu da-mi3-iq-tu
4'. sza ur-ruk u4-me
5'. _bala-mesz_-ia na-s,ir _{gesz}gu-za_
6'. sza2-an-gu-ti-ia sza-lam _numun_-ia
7'. lisz-sza2-kin ina _ka_-szu-un _{gesz}gidru_
8'. i-szir-tu mu-rap-pi-szat _kur_
9'. szi-bir-ri ez-zu mu-szak-nisz
10'. la ma-gi-ri li-szat-me-hu
11'. rit-tu-u2-a
column 8
  beginning broken
1'. [_mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 i]-na ma-at _zah2_-szu2
2'. a-na u4-me s,a-a-ti
3'. a-a ir-szu-szu re-e-mu
4'. _mu-sag-lugal-la_ {disz}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na
5'. _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur[{ki}]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Q003340)
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 111 composite (P462961) Q003340 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453467

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 74.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 86.11.283
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
RINAP Sources (RINAP Sources) P453467
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P453467

References

  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 111, 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.

  • history: CTMMA 4, 159

    [Spar2014CTMMA4] Spar, Ira, and Michael Jursa. 2014. The Ebabbar Temple Archive and Other Texts from the Fourth to the First Millennium B.C. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 4. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-15 at 10:50:25 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
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453467.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P453467). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453467 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453467 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453467},
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Cite this Artifacts

“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453467.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P453467). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453467 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453467 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453467},
}


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