RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016 (P468871)

Official or display barrel 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 077223

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

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 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 241 composite (P468875) Q008329 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P468871

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Purchased from Joseph M Shemtob in 1883.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number BE —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 077223
Accession Number 1883-06-30, 0003

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.77223
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P468871
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0630-3

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016

    [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: RIMB 2, .06.32.01, ex. 016

    [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
2014-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P468871.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P468871). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468871 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468871 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 241, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468871},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P468871.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P468871). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468871 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241, ex. 016 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468871 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 241, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468871},
}


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