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A fragment of a stone object, known from a photograph in the British Museum and from a nineteenth-century copy, preserves part of an inscription of Esarhaddon similar to text no. 1 (Nineveh A), which describes the construction of the armory in Nineveh. Although the provenance of the piece is not known, it probably comes from Nineveh since the text duplicates inscriptions recording work on the armory in that city.
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In 1975, R. Borger published the copy of the text that Bellino drew and sent to Grotefend for translation; we thank E. Frahm (personal communication) for bringing this interesting detail to our attention. The edition is based on the published copy and on A.K. Grayson's transliteration, which he made from a photograph seen in the British Museum. The present location of the object is not known. The extant text duplicates text no. 1 (Nineveh A) vi 44–53, but with variation in lines 1′–2′ and 6′. Because there are differences between this text and text no. 1, since the original was not available for study, and since the line divisions and space available are not known with certainty, most of the missing text has not been reconstructed in the transliteration.
A complete limestone slab contains a proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. The text was composed after the defeat of the Egyptian pharaoh Taharqa in 671 BC. Although the original findspot of the slab is not known it is included here arbitrarily since Esarhaddon is known to have used inscribed limestone slabs to line the walls of the armory at Nineveh; it is possible that the object originates from either Tarbiṣu or Kalḫu, other sites from which slabs of Esarhaddon have been discovered.
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The reverse of a stone slab from Nebi Yunus (Nineveh) has an inscription stating that it belonged to Esarhaddon. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh L (Nin. L).
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The inscription was not collated since the slab was probably left in the field. According to J.M. Russell (Writing on the Wall pp. 145–146), at least two near duplicates of this text were located on the backs of slabs uncovered during the Iraqi excavations at Nineveh in 1990. These texts are unpublished and may or may not be related to text no. 21. It is unclear whether or not these slabs were left in the field.
Three inscribed slabs from Nineveh have a text similar to text no. 21. One of them was published in 1 R (pl. 48 no. 3) and was not collated since it was probably left in the field. This inscription has at least two exact duplicates, one from the back of a slab copied by Layard (MS C fol. 66v) and one from a stone in the possession of Rev. David Hares. The latter inscription was collated from a photograph sent to Christopher Walker by Rev. Hares. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh M (Nin. M).
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An Akkadian inscription on a brick from Nineveh records that Esarhaddon had an adjoining house built onto the House of Succession. The edition is based on Thompson's copy and Walker's translation since the original was not collated. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh O (Nin. O).
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Five gaming boards from Nineveh and Kalḫu are inscribed with a proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. The text found on these pieces is commonly referred to as Nineveh K (Nin. K).
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Sources [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450420,P450421,P450422,P450423,P450424]:
| (1) BM 090966 + BM 090972 + BM 091930 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450420/] (BM 012098 + BM 012104; 1881–02–04, 0014) | (2) BM 123333 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450421/] |
| (3) 1881–07–27, 0183 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450422/] | (4) 1880–07–19, 0327 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450423/] |
| (5) Ist EŞEM 04646 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P450424/] |
Ex. 1 is made from a fine-grained stone; ex. 2 is made from a coarse conglomerate stone, which is like breccia in appearance; exs. 3–4 are made of a gray stone; and ex. 5 is made from red marble. For a study of ancient games, see I.L. Finkel, Ancient Board Games in Perspective.
An alabaster vase from Nineveh bears a short proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. The edition is based on the published copy since the present location of the object is not known. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh N (Nin. N).
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Basmachi (Treasures p. 244) mentions that IM 59072, a stone vessel, bears a proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. Since no further information about the text is known and since the object was not available for study, it is uncertain if IM 59072 is one of the stone vessels from Nineveh edited here (this text, text no. 26, or text no. 27) or if it is a new, previously unedited inscription.
An inscription from Nineveh on an alabaster bowl, recording that it was taken as booty from Kush, indicates that it belonged to Esarhaddon. The edition is based on the published copy since the present location of the object is not known. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh Q (Nin. Q).
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An inscription on the rim of a stone bowl from Nineveh states that it belonged to Esarhaddon. The edition is based on the published copy since the present location of the object is not known. This text is commonly referred to as Nineveh R (Nin. R).
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A prestigious double-rim stone bowl, probably from Nineveh, bears a short proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. The vessel, which is about half complete, is preserved in two separate parts that were pieced together from five fragments made of pale gray limestone with white fossils. There is some inconsistency in how the provenance of the pieces was recorded, so all that can be said at present is that the vessel probably comes from Nineveh. The inscription was not collated, and thus the edition is based on the published copy.
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A double-rim stone bowl probably from Nineveh bears the beginning of a short proprietary inscription of Esarhaddon. The vessel, which is about half complete, was pieced together using five fragments made of greenish gray siltstone. The inscription was not collated, and thus the edition is based on the published copy.
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Erle Leichty
Erle Leichty, 'Nineveh, Part 3', RINAP 4: Esarhaddon, The RINAP 4 sub-project of the RINAP Project, 2019 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap4/RINAP4TextIntroductions/Nineveh/Part3/]