OECT 11, 078 (P348952)

Divination tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-1731

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (Šumma kittabru)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sza2# [1(u)] 5(disz) lu sza2 _2(gesz2) 3(u) gar na_ [...]
2'. [...] _si#-mesz 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 gar nig2_ [...]
3'. [...] _kesz2 szu#-si-mesz szu 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 gar nig2-gur11#_ [...]
4'. [...] _szu#-si tur_-ti sza2 _szu 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 gar_ x x [...]
5'. [...] _szu-si tur_-ti sza2 _szu 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 gar uku2#_-[in]
6'. [...] ina# _ubur 1(u) 5(disz)_-szu2 _gar dumu-mesz dumu#_ [...]
7'. [...] ina# _ubur 2(gesz2) 3(u)_-szu2 _gar uku2_ [...]
8'. [...] ina# _ki-ta ubur_-szu2 lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) [...] sza2 [...]
9'. _[disz sze_] ina# bi-rit _ubur_-szu2 ina _sag#_ [...] _zarah2#_ u hi-x [...]
10'. _[disz sze]_ ina# ban-di!-szu2 [...] _na# bi_ pa-sza2-ha _igi_-mar
11'. _[disz sze]_ ina# _ti 1(u) 5(disz)_ [...] _na# bi sumun_-bar _usz2#_ [...]
12'. [...] _ti 2(gesz2) 3(u)#_ [...] x [...]
13'. [...] _sag# [li]-dur#_ [...] x [...] x x [...]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _mesz dumu-munus-mesz#_ [...]
2'. [...] lu# sza2 _2(gesz2) 3(u) gar szu#-bi-asz#-[am3]_
3'. [... x]-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz#-[am3]_
4'. [... x]-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz#-[am3]_
5'. [... x]-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz#-[am3]_
6'. [... x]-szu2 _gar suhusz-mesz_-szu2 [...]
7'. [... x]-szu2 _gar uku2_ [...]
8'. [... x]-szu2 _gar_ [...] _sza3!(DI)_-bi [...]
9'. [... x]-szu2 _gar# [szu-bi]-asz-[am3]_
10'. [... x]-szu2 _gar#_ [...] _saga#_ [...]
11'. [... x]-szu2 _gar_ [... x]-szu2 _lu2_
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Divination (Šumma kittabru)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P348952

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-1731
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1924.1731
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P348952

References

  • primary: OECT 11, 78

    [Gurney1989OECT11] Gurney, Oliver R. 1989. Literary and Miscellaneous Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 11. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-31 at 19:35:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 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 08:17:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 11, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P348952.
OECT 11, 078 artifact entry (No. P348952). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P348952 (Original work published 2006)
OECT 11, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P348952 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {OECT 11, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P348952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P348952},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 11, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P348952.
OECT 11, 078 artifact entry (No. P348952). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P348952 (Original work published 2006)
OECT 11, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P348952 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {OECT 11, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P348952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P348952},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P348952
LB  - CDLI:P348952
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - OECT 11, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P348952
ER  -
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