RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 074, ex. 001 (P450476)

Official or display bead 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 05668

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Bead

Material(s)

Mineral > Onyx

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-e-tel-dingir-mesz-gin-a
2. _man szu2 man kur_ asz _a_ {disz}3(u)-pap-me-su
3. _man szu2 man kur_ asz _a_ {disz}man-gin _man szu2_
4. _man kur_ asz-ma _du3_-u _e2_ an-szar2
5. _du3_-isz3 e2-sag-gil2 u babila{ki}
6. mu-ud-disz esz-re-e-ti
7. sza2 ma-ha-zi mu-szak-lil2
8. par-s,i mu-kin _sa2-du11_
9. sza2 _dingir-me gal-me_ ana-ku-ma
10. sza2 pa-lah _dingir-mesz_ u _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_
11. sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-ti ra-bisz
12. mu-du-u

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: Bead Artifact type comments:

    bead

  • Material: Mineral > Onyx
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 51.0 wide × 9.0 thick
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    bead


  • primary: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 074, 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.

  • history: AR RIM 05 (pp. 11-30), 81

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

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  • Museum No.: VA 05668
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  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
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  • Excavation No: Ass 00999
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    iC5I, south of the post-Assyrian temple A, in the area of the Ashur temple

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-03 at 13:48:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-31 at 10:48:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 18:04:52 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
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 074 composite (P462924) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 074, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450476.
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 074, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P450476). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450476 (Original work published 2013)
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 074, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450476 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P450476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P450476},
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