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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001 (P450591)

Official or display tablet 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 67.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}be-let-iri-nina{ki} a-szi-bat e2-masz-masz#
2. _gaszan gal_-tu2 _gaszan_-sza2 {munus}na-qi2-'a-a _munus-e2-gal_
3. sza {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz kal-lat {disz}man-gi-na
4. _lugal szu2 lugal kur an-szar2_ tu-sze-pisz-ma _gaba ku3-sig17 husz-a_
5. sza tam-lit _na4_ ni-siq-ti sza 3(disz) _ma-na 3(disz)-i-mesz ki-la2_
6. a-na _ti zi-mesz_ sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2 _dumu_-sza2
7. u3 sza2-a-sza2 ana _ti-la_-sza2 _gin bala-mesz_-sza2 _silim numun_-sza2
8. _ga2_-ma _ba_-isz3
reverse
1. ana szar#-rat {d}nin-lil2 a-szi-bat e2-szar2-ra _gaszan gal_-tu _gaszan_-sza2
2. {munus}za-ku-tu2 _munus-e2-gal_ sza {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba
3. _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} kal-lat {disz}lugal-gin _man szu2 man kur_ asz
4. _ama_ {disz}asz-szesz-asz _man szu2 man kur_ asz-ma tu-sze-pisz-ma
5. al-gu-_mes ku3-sig17_ sza2 tam-lit _{na4}zu2_ {na4}[x x x]
6. _{na4}gug {na4}babbar-dili {na4}babbar-min5_ {na4}[x x x x]
7. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na za-gin3 ki-la2_ a-na _ti-la_ {disz}asz-szur-[pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2 _dumu_-sza2]
8. u3 sza2-a-sza2 ana _ti-la_-sza2 _gid2-da [u4-mesz_-sza2 ...]
9. _gin bala-mesz_-sza2 _silim numun_-sza2 _ga2_-[ma _ba_-isz3]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 67.0 wide
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  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 0090

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing 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 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 x2005 composite (P463027) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon X2005-X2006, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450591.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450591). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450591 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450591 (Accessed: April 12, 2025).
@misc{2023RINAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RINAP 4 {Esarhaddon} x2005-x2006, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P450591},
}


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