RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n (P498451)

Official or display eyestone excavated in Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO N 3400

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)

Artifact Type

Eyestone

Material(s)

Mineral > Agate

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)
Dates Referenced	Sargon2.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	needed	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P498451
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P498451

Physical information

eyestone

Artifact type	Eyestone eyestone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Agate
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dur-Šarrukin (mod. Khorsabad)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO N 3400
Accession Number

References

primary: RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n

[Frame2021RINAP2] Frame, Grant. 2021. The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC). Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 2. Penn State University Press.
history: CCL 2, A.825

[Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.
history: AR RIM 05 (pp. 11-30), 40

[Galter1987ARRIM5] Galter, Hannes D. 1987. “On Beads and Curses.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 5: 11–30.

=Place, Ninive et !' Assyrie 3 pl. 7 6 no 31 & Winkler, Sargon pl . 49 no 13
citation: RA 63, p.65-71, p. 69-70

[Lambert1969eye-stone] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1969. “An Eye-Stone of Esarhaddon’s Queen and Other Similar Gems.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 63: 65–71.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-15 at 08:43:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-03 at 13:48:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-31 at 10:48:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-06-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II n, Ex. n Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498451.

RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n artifact entry (No. P498451). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498451 (Original work published 2016)

RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498451 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498451},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 2, Sargon II n, Ex. n Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498451.

RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n artifact entry (No. P498451). (2024, October 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498451 (Original work published 2016)

RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498451 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 15},
	title = {RINAP 2, {Sargon} {II} n, ex. n artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498451},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498451
LB  - CDLI:P498451
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - RINAP 2, Sargon II n, ex. n artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498451
ER  -