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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 008 (P422295)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 121007

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 126.0 mm

Witness

object prism
surface a
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] asz#-szur#-[...]
2'. [...] {iri}hi-il-du-u-a {iri}qar#-[...]
3'. [x x]-i'#-ru#-u {iri}ki-il-me-e {iri}bi-ti-[x x]
4'. [x x]-gu-u {iri}am-pa {iri}e2-{disz}gi-si-[x x]
5'. [x x]-ir-gi-i' {iri}ga-am-bu-lu {iri}da-[...]
6'. [x x]-si-hi-im-me _iri-mesz_-ni sza li-me-et {iri}[...]
7'. [x x] ri-i-te u3 masz-qi-ti _e2_ tuk-la-[...]
8'. [x x] tu-kul-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia ik-szu-da [...]
9'. [x x] hu#-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia sza2 _kur_-e u tam-tim s,i-it#
10'. [...] u2-sze-szib-ma a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-[x]
11'. [...] szu-a-tu2 a-na esz-szu-te [...]
12'. [...] _sag#_-ia a-na _{lu2}nam_-u-te _ugu_-szu2-nu [...]
13'. [...]-da#-tu2 _ugu_ sza2 mah-ri u2-tir-ma [...]
14'. [...] sza2-tu-nu {iri}ma-a'-ru-ub-bu {iri}[...]
15'. [...]-'a#-li _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri [x x]
16'. [...] mah#-ri-ti na-dan _mu-an-[x_ x]
17'. [...]-ti-ia u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e#-[...]
  single ruling
18'. [...]-ar-ri _lugal_ {iri}[x-x]
19'. [...]-su-u2 _{lu2}kur2_ [x x]
20'. [x x]-lih3 be-lu-ti-ia sza2 _dingir-mesz_ u2-masz-[...]
21'. a-na _kur_-i mar-s,u-u2-ti it-[x x]
22'. szu-u2 {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-[x x]
23'. a-na re-s,u-ti a-ha-mesz isz-szak-nu#-[x x]
24'. _mu# dingir#-mesz_-szu2-nu it-ti a-ha-mesz iz-kur-u2-[x]
25'. [...]-mu#-qi ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu it-tak-[x]
26'. [...]-szur# {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u3 [x x]
27'. [...]-ia at-ta-[x x]
28'. [...] is,-s,u-ri ul-tu qe2-reb# [x x]
29'. [...] _sag-du_-[x]
30'. [...]-ut-[x]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 126.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 001, ex. 008

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 121007
  • Accession No.: 1929-10-12, 0003

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-09-11 at 18:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Stadhouders, Henry The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001 composite (P462851) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P422295.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P422295). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P422295 (Original work published 2011)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P422295 (Accessed: April 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 001, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P422295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P422295},
}


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