RIMA 1.0.039.002, ex. 14 (P465805)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Stone

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 Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIMA 1.0.039.002 composite (P463249) Q005646 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P465805

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number 1932-12-10, 0013

External resources

References

  • primary: RIMA 1, 039.002, ex. 14

    [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: AAA 19 (pp. 55-116), 260K

    [Thompson1932AAA19] Thompson, Reginald Campbell, and R. W. Hamilton. 1932. “The British Museum Excavations on the Temple of Ishtar at Nineveh, 1930-31.” Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology 19: 55–116.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-25 at 19:01:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 1.0.039.002, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P465805.
RIMA 1.0.039.002, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P465805). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465805 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 1.0.039.002, ex. 14 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465805 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465805},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 1.0.039.002, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P465805.
RIMA 1.0.039.002, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P465805). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465805 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 1.0.039.002, ex. 14 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465805 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465805},
}

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