CT 51, 153 (P286014)

Divination tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 134523

Period

-

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning missing
1'. [...] _sumun#?_-bar
  single ruling
2'. [...] _gen_
3'. [...] _tag4#_-szi
4'. [...] szar5-ha-at
5'. [...] x-bar _ug7_
  single ruling
6'. [...] _sza3 hul tuku_-szi
7'. [...] _sza3 hul us2_-szi
8'. [... x]-ir _dingir_-szu
9'. [...] i-szal-lim
10'. [... a]-li#-da-at i-sza2-rat
11'. [...] _diri_ ul-tab-bar
12'. [...] _diri_ ul ul-tab-bar
13'. [... _munus?]-bi# dam_ u _dam tag4-mesz_
14'. [... munus?]-bi# dam_ u _dam tag4_
15'. [... x]-li-ti ul-tab-bar
16'. [... x]-li-ti ul ul-tab-bar
  single ruling
17'. [... x]-sza2 _diri_ sza2 _sza3_-sza2 _us2_
18'. [... _ti-la_ ur]-rak
19'. [... x]-me
  rest missing
column 2
  beginning missing
1'. _DISZ_ [...]
2'. _DISZ_ [...]
  single ruling
3'. _DISZ munus_ x [...]
4'. 7(disz) [...]
5'. _DISZ_ sza2-x [...]
6'. _DISZ munus kir4_ [...]
7'. _ki_ a-[x ...]
8'. _DISZ_ ba-il [...]
9'. _DISZ si!(GISZ)-sa2_ a-li#-[da-at? ...]
10'. _DISZ dagal_ ana _e2 du10-ga#_ [...]
11'. _DISZ_ s,a-rip _dingir#_ [...]
12'. _DISZ_ he-si _sza3_ asz-bat [...]
13'. _DISZ_ sza2-gi-ig _dam_-sa2 x [...]
14'. _DISZ_ he-si-ma u ub-bu-ut, _sza3 e2_ asz-bat [...]
15'. _DISZ gid2-da_ x x [...]
16'. _DISZ lugud2-[da_ ...]
17'. _DISZ_ si-iq# [...]
18'. _DISZ_ ma-sik [...]
19'. _DISZ_ ur#? [...]
  rest missing
reverse
  surface missing

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Divination
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P286014

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 134523
Accession Number 1932-12-12, 0518

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.134523
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P286014
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-1212-518

References

  • primary: CT 51, 153

    [Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-11-18 at 14:28:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 12:59:18 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 12:51:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286014.
CT 51, 153 artifact entry (No. P286014). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286014 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286014 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 51, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286014},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CT 51, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P286014
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286014.
CT 51, 153 artifact entry (No. P286014). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286014 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286014 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 51, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286014},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P286014
LB  - CDLI:P286014
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CT 51, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P286014
ER  -
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