DT 261 (P237745)

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 —

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237745
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P237745

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	DT 261

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	DT.261
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P237745
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_DT-261

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	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
2023-01-19 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

“DT 261 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237745.

DT 261 artifact entry (No. P237745). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237745 (Original work published 2003)

DT 261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237745 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {DT 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237745},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237745},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“DT 261 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237745.

DT 261 artifact entry (No. P237745). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237745 (Original work published 2003)

DT 261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237745 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2023DT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {DT 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237745},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237745},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P237745
LB  - CDLI:P237745
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - DT 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P237745
ER  -