RMA 056a + 277n (P238539)

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 (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	P238539 P239166 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238539

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 —
Accession Number	K 05723 + K 13012

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5723
Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings (SAAo/SAA08)	P238539 + X080510
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P238539 + X080510
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238539
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	X080510
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5723

References

primary: RMA, 056a + 277n

[Thompson1900] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.
history: SAA 8, 510

[Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
history: SAA 8, 475

[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
2024-07-08 at 18:14:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:42:37	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

“RMA 056a + 277n Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238539.

RMA 056a + 277n artifact entry (No. P238539). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238539 (Original work published 2003)

RMA 056a + 277n artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238539 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RMA 056a + 277n Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238539.

RMA 056a + 277n artifact entry (No. P238539). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238539 (Original work published 2003)

RMA 056a + 277n artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238539 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238539},
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