SAA 08, 275 (P237510)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 134556

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (report astr)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (report astr)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237510
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P237510

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 134556
Accession Number	1932-12-12, 0551

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.134556
Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings (SAAo/SAA08)	P237510
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P237510
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P237510
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P237510
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1932-1212-551

References

primary: SAA 8, 275

[Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
history: SAA 8, 275

[Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SAA 08, 275 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237510.

SAA 08, 275 artifact entry (No. P237510). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237510 (Original work published 2003)

SAA 08, 275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237510 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237510},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SAA 08, 275 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237510.

SAA 08, 275 artifact entry (No. P237510). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237510 (Original work published 2003)

SAA 08, 275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237510 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SAA 08, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237510},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - SAA 08, 275 artifact entry
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