CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 (P237000)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart (detail)

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 (terr omens - colophon)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (terr omens - colophon)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P237000
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P237000

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	1881-02-04, 0202

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1881,0204.202
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P237000
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0204-202

References

primary: CT 38, 25 1881-02-04, 0202

[Gadd1925CT38] Gadd, Cyril J. 1925. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 38.
history: If a city, 275-285, 286-293 (text b1)

[Freedman1998IfaCity] Freedman, Sally M. 1998. If a City Is Set on a Height: The Akkadian Omen Series Šumma Ālu Ina Mēlê Šakin. Vol. 17. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund. Philadelphia.
history: OrSP 31 (pp. 1-78), 28-29

[Nötscher1928OrSP31] Nötscher, Friedrich. 1928. “HAUS- Und STADTOMINA: Der Serie Šumma Âlu Ina Mêlê Šakin.” Orientalia SP 31: 1–78.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-08-17 at 13:49:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:41:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:38:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:37:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 38, Pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P237000.

CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 artifact entry (No. P237000). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237000 (Original work published 2003)

CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237000 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 38, Pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P237000.

CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 artifact entry (No. P237000). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237000 (Original work published 2003)

CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237000 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 38, pl. 25 1881-02-04, 0202 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237000},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237000},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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