RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 (P514607)

Official or display pavement slab 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 124811

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Pavement slab

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object paving stone
surface a
1. a-na {d}ag _en mah_ a-szib e2-zi-da
2. sza2 _sza3 nina{ki} en_-szu2 {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man kur_ asz
3. i-risz-ti hi-szih-ti _dingir_-ti-szu2 _gal_-ti#
4. sza2 ina sza2-kan _umusz_-szu2 u _sum_ ur-ti-szu2 _dugud_-ti#
5. ina mit-hu-s,i _bad5-bad5 ku5_-su# _sag-du_ {disz}te#-um#-man
6. _man_ {kur}elam{ki} u {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}tam-ma-ri#-tu2#
7. {disz}pa-'e-e {disz}um-man-al#-dasz sza2 _egir_ {disz}te#-um#-man
8. _du3_-szu2 _man_-ut {kur}elam{ki} ina qi2-bi-ti-szu2 _gal#_-ti#
9. qa-ti _kur_-su-nu-ti-ma ina {gesz}sza2 sza2-da-di
10. ru-kub _man_-u-ti-ia2 _lal_-su#-nu-ti
11. u ina tukul-ti-szu2 _gal#_-ti ina# kul#-lat# _nigin kur-kur_
12. _gar-gar_-nu si-mat ina u4-me-szu2 _kisal e2 {d}muati_
13. _en_-ia2 ina pi-i#-li# esz-qi2 szi-kit-ta-szu2#
14. u2-rab-bi ana szat-ti {d}muati ha-disz _igi-bar_-ma
15. lim-ma#-hir _igi_-uk-ka ina ti-kip _santak4_-ki#-ka#
16. ke-e-ni _ti# ud-mesz_-ia2 _gid2-mesz_ li#-s,a#-a
17. szap#-tuk-ka _du-du_-ku e2-zi-da#
18. [x] _igi# dingir_-ti-ka li-lab#-bi#-ra# [...]

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 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059 composite (P514768) Q003758 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P514607

Physical information

paving stone

Artifact type Pavement slab
paving stone
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 124811
Accession Number 1848-11-04, 0034

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P514607
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1848-1104-34

References

  • primary: RINAP 5/1, Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004

    [Novotny2018RINAP5/1] Novotny, Jamie, and Joshua Jeffers. 2018. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC), Assur-Etal-Ilani (630-627 BC), and Sin-Sarra-Iskun (626-612 BC), Kings of Assyria. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/1. Eisenbrauns.

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
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-10-27 at 15:20:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Jeffers, Joshua; Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P514607.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P514607). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P514607 (Original work published 2019)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P514607 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P514607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P514607},
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Cite this Artifact

“RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P514607.
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P514607). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P514607 (Original work published 2019)
RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P514607 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P514607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P514607},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P514607
LB  - CDLI:P514607
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 artifact entry
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