RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001 (P465423)

Official or display Wall slab excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090864 + BM 012110

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Wall slab

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

359.0 mm × 222.0 mm × 64.0 mm

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
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 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246 composite (P469097) Q008334 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P465423

Physical information

slab, relief

Artifact type Wall slab
slab, relief
Dimensions 359.0 mm × 222.0 mm × 64.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Marble
Preservation complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam; Acquired by the British Museum in 1881.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090864 + BM 012110
Accession Number 1881-03-24, 0367

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90864
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P465423
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0324-367

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001

    [Novotny2023RINAP5/3] Novotny, Jamie, Joshua Jeffers, and Grant Frame. 2023. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-Etel-Ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-Šarra-Iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria, Part 3. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/3. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Babylon Myth & Reality, 079

    [Finkel2008BabylonMythReality] Finkel, Irving L., and Michael Seymour. 2008. Babylon: Myth and Reality. London : British Museum.

  • history: RIMB 2, .06.32.02, ex. 001

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-14 at 13:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-09 at 12:29:22 Novotny, Jamie Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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
2014-06-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P465423.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P465423). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465423 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465423 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 246, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465423},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P465423.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P465423). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465423 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 246, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465423 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 246, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465423},
}


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