A small fragment from the obverse of a clay tablet preserves part of the first three lines of an inscription of Ashurbanipal. The text is written in contemporary Babylonian script and horizontal rulings separate each line of text. Given that the script and format of this text are similar to those of the following inscription (text no. 238) and that both texts use IBILA instead of A for the last element in Ashurbanipal's name (aplu "heir"), it is possible that this piece might be the beginning of text no. 238.
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This fragment of a clay tablet bears an inscription of Ashurbanipal that is written in contemporary Babylonian script. The text might have been composed late in his reign (see the commentary).
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K 2846 is a fragment that preserves parts of both faces, as well as a portion of the right edge of a clay tablet. Although the bottom edge is not preserved, the final line of the obverse and the first line of the reverse appear to be the division between both faces. A horizontal ruling separates every line of the obverse and every line of the reverse up to line 16, but then after a double horizontal ruling following rev. 16, there are no additional horizontal rulings on the tablet.
Given that the script and format of K 2846 are similar to those of the previous inscription (text no. 237) and that both texts use IBILA instead of A for the last element in Ashurbanipal's name, text no. 237 could be the beginning of this text.
Although the tablet is too fragmentary to establish an exact date for the inscription, it might originate late in Ashurbanipal's reign, but this is not certain. The spelling of Nineveh as ni-nú-a.KI in rev. 10 matches that found in text no. 12 (Prism H) vi 12´ and 24´ (although these two occurrences lack the determinative). Also, [MU.SAG.NA]M.LUGAL.LA (obv. 3´) and KUR kaš-ši-i (obv. 4´) are not presently attested in the earlier editions of Ashurbanipal's inscriptions, yet one cannot rule out the possibility that the text dates to the early part of that king's reign since this inscription contains a very long description of the campaign against the city Qirbit.
A flake from one face of a clay tablet preserves parts of seven lines of text from an inscription of Ashurbanipal. All that is contained on the tablet is the name of the king, some of his titles, the name of his father, Esarhaddon, and possibly that of his grandfather, Sennacherib. Each line of text is separated by a horizontal ruling.
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A small fragment from the right side of one face of a clay tablet preserves part of eight lines of an inscription of Ashurbanipal. The text is written in contemporary Babylonian script and appears to mention the Elamite kings Urtaku and Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II).
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Joshua Jeffers & Jamie Novotny
Joshua Jeffers & Jamie Novotny, 'Inscriptions on Tablets, Part 8 (text nos. 237-240)', RINAP 5: The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, Aššur-etel-ilāni, and Sîn-šarra-iškun, The RINAP/RINAP 5 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2022 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap5/RINAP52TextIntroductions/TabletsPart8texts237-240/]