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ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 (P424616)

Divination 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)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE Venus D astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE Venus D astr omens)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: ACh Suppl. Ishtar, 38

[Virolleaud1908-1912-75836] Virolleaud, Charles. 1908-1912. L’astrologie Chaldéenne.
history: Bezold C 1896a

[Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.
history: BPO 3, 277

[Pingree1988BPO3] Pingree, David E., and Erica Reiner. 1988. Vol. 3. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: Rm 0092

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-08-19 at 09:44:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-19 at 08:43:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-02 at 12:48:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	The British Museum Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (Rm.92) (Rm.92)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P424616) (P424616)
The British Museum Collection (W_Rm-92) (W_Rm-92)

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Cite this Artifact

“ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424616.

ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 artifact entry (No. P424616). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424616 (Original work published 2011)

ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424616 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424616},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424616.

ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 artifact entry (No. P424616). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424616 (Original work published 2011)

ACh Suppl. Ishtar 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424616 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ACh {Suppl}. {Ishtar} 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424616},
}

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