AGS 014 (P239005)

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 (oracle enquiry)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (oracle enquiry)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P239005
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P239005

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 11525

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.11525
Queries to the Sungod: Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria (SAAo/SAA04)	P239005
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P239005
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P239005
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P239005
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-11525

References

primary: AGS 1, 14

[Knudtzon1893AGS1] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1893. Assyrische Gebete an Den Sonnengott Für Staat Und Königliches Haus Aus Der Zeit Asarhaddons Und Asurbanipals, Band I: Autographierte Texte. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: AGS 2, p. 98-99

[Knudtzon1893AGS2] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1893. Assyrische Gebete an Den Sonnengott Für Staat Und Königliches Haus Aus Der Zeit Asarhaddons Und Asurbanipals, Band II: Einleitung, Umschrift Und Erklärung, Verzeichnisse. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: SAA 4, 55

[Starr1990SAA4] Starr, Ivan. 1990. Queries to the Sungod. Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 4. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	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 18:51:02	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

“AGS 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P239005.

AGS 014 artifact entry (No. P239005). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239005 (Original work published 2003)

AGS 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239005 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AGS 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239005},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AGS 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P239005.

AGS 014 artifact entry (No. P239005). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239005 (Original work published 2003)

AGS 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239005 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2023AGS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AGS 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239005},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P239005
LB  - CDLI:P239005
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - AGS 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P239005
ER  -