RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002 (P468951)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 083000 (+) BM 083001

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... e2]-umusz#-a# ina [...]
2'. [... la-ba]-risz# il-lik-u-ma# [... en]-nun# e2-zi-da
3'. [...]-ti bar2-sipa{ki} [... um]-ma#-na-ti-ia
4'. [... _du10]-ga_-su-pur-szu2 _bad3#_-[szu2 ...] u2#-sze-pisz-ma
5'. [...] u2#-rak-ki-si _{gesz}ig-mesz_ x? [...] ina _ka2-mesz_-szu2
6'. [_nun_ ar]-ku#-u2 sza ina _bala_-e-szu2 szi-pir szu-a-[ti ...] szi-ta-'a-al
7'. [_du10-ga_]-su#-pur-szu2 _bad3_ bar2-sipa#{ki#} [... la-bi]-ra#-ti e-pu-usz
8'. [...] a#-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ pu-szu-usz# [... _mu-sar_]-e-ka szu-kun
9'. [...]-ka# {d}na-bi-um# [...] _mu_ ta-lim-ia
10'. [...] i-ab-[bat ... i]-szak#-ka-nu
11'. [...] li-hal-liq
  double ruling
  blank space
  rest broken

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 253 composite (P469108) Q008342 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P468951

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) [uncertain]
Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam; Acquired by the British Museum in 1883.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 083000 (+) BM 083001
Accession Number 1883-01-21, 0163 (+) 1883-01-21, 0164

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.83000
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P468951
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0121-163

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002

    [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, .06.32.13, ex. 002

    [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 12:35:46 Novotny, Jamie Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2020-09-27 at 13:41:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P468951.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P468951). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468951 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468951 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RINAP 5/3, {Ashurbanipal} 253, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468951},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P468951.
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P468951). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P468951 (Original work published 2014)
RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 253, ex. 002 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P468951 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P468951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P468951},
}


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