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
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
MortarGenre / Subgenre(s)
Official or display (witness)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Witness
| Genre(s) | Official or display (witness) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Adad-nerari1.00.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
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 |
| CDLI number | P464953 |
|---|---|
| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P464953 |
mortar: cricular tripod
| Artifact type |
Mortar mortar: cricular tripod
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|---|---|
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Igneous rock > Basalt |
| Preservation |
complete
complete but worn through at base; inscription arranged vertically on two of the legs
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| Provenience | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM — |
| Accession Number | K 08554 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | K.8554 |
| Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) | P464953 |
primary: RIMA 1, 076.044, ex. 24
history: Assyrian Stone Vessels, 452
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2014-06-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023RIMA,
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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