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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005 (P450436)

Official or display tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

170.0 mm × 270.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] {mul}dil-bat na-bat, _mul-mesz_ ina [...]
3'. [...]-ut {d}e2-a in-na-mir sza2 kun-nu [...]
4'. [...]-lum _dingir-mesz_-sza2 ni-s,ir-tu2 ik-szu-ud-ma it-[...]
5'. [...]-a-nu pa-ri-is pur-se-e {kur}_mar-tu_ [...]
6'. [...]-ut {d}e2-a ib-il s,i-in-da-[...]
7'. [...]-na-an mal-ki u _kur_-szu2 u2-kal-lim gesz-kim-bu-[x]
8'. szi-pir {lu2}mah-he-e ka-a-a-an su-ud-du-[x]
9'. sza _suhusz {gesz}gu-za_ sza-an-gu-ti-ia szur-[x x]
10'. a-na u4-me s,a-a-te isz-szak-na-nim-ma i-da-[...]
11'. ina _masz2-ge6_ ger-re-e szur-szu-[...]
12'. szul-bur _bala_-ia it-ta-nab-[...]
13'. _geszkim-mesz_ du-un-qi2 szu-a-[...]
14'. lib3-bi ar-hu-us,-ma it,-[...]
15'. bal-til{ki} ma-ha-zu resz-tu-u2 sza [...]
16'. ul-lu-ti it-ti _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ {d}a-[...]
17'. ki-din-nu-[x x]-un sza2-ak-na-at-ma [...]
18'. u3 _ga2-e_ {d}en-lil2-la2 a-na-ku {disz}{d}[...]
19'. _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ug3-mesz_ bal-til{ki} ki-[...]
20'. a-qar-te a-ra-an-szu2-nu-ti [...]
21'. e-li sza mah-re-e ma-[...]
22'. ina kar-szi-ia ib-szi-ma ka-[...]
23'. t,up-pi za-ku-ti-szu2-nu esz-[...]
24'. _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-sza2-[...]
reverse
1. [x x]-rin-nu [...]
2. [x x]-'i t,a-a-bi [...]
3. im-ba-ri kab-te [...]
4. rap-szu-te sa-hi-ip [...]
5. da-ad2-me ta-mar-tu [...]
6. u2-szam-hi-ir-szu2-nu-[x x]
7. u2-qa-isz qi-sza2-[x x]
8. _giri3-min a-ri dag-[x x]-bar_ [...]
9. ina qer-bi-szu2 ap-ru-[x]-ma [...]
10. ug-gat-su _an-[x] ad dingir-[x_]
11. ep-sze-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti [...]
12. e-li-is, x x x [...]
13. im-mir ik-rib [x x]
14. _su3-mesz_ ik-[...]
15. ba-nu-[...]
16. a-na-ku [...]
17. _kur_-ia [...]
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 170.0 high × 270.0 wide × 60.0 thick
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005

    [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.: VA —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: Ass 18231a-b
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    iD5I, gateway of Ashur temple enclosure, in the plaster of the post-Assyrian gate

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057 composite (P462907) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450436.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P450436). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450436 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450436 (Accessed: April 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} 057, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450436},
}


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