K 21693 (P240050)

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

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 (omens; ?)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P240050
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P240050

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	K 21693

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.21693
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P240050
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-21693

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
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	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

“K 21693 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P240050.

K 21693 artifact entry (No. P240050). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240050 (Original work published 2003)

K 21693 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240050 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240050},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P240050
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - K 21693 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“K 21693 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P240050.

K 21693 artifact entry (No. P240050). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240050 (Original work published 2003)

K 21693 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240050 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2023K,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {K 21693 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240050},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P240050
LB  - CDLI:P240050
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - K 21693 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P240050
ER  -