RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 (P464953)

Official or display mortar excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Mortar

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Basalt

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIMA 1.0.076.044 composite (P463365) Q005781 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P464953

Physical information

mortar: cricular tripod

Artifact type Mortar
mortar: cricular tripod
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Basalt
Preservation complete
complete but worn through at base; inscription arranged vertically on two of the legs

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 08554

External resources

References

  • primary: RIMA 1, 076.044, ex. 24

    [Grayson1987RIMA1] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1987. Assyrian Rulers of the Third and Second Millennia BC (to 1115 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Assyrian Stone Vessels, 452

    [Searight2008vessels] Searight, Ann, Julian E. Reade, and Irving L. Finkel. 2008. Assyrian Stone Vessels and Related Materials in the British Museum. Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing 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
2014-06-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIMA 1.0.076.044, Ex. 24 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P464953.
RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 artifact entry (No. P464953). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464953 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464953 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464953},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIMA 1.0.076.044, Ex. 24 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P464953.
RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 artifact entry (No. P464953). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464953 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464953 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIMA 1.0.076.044, ex. 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464953},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P464953
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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