ACh Ishtar 05 (P393722)

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

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Metadata history

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 (EAE Venus B astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE Venus B astr omens)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P393722

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 00035

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.35
Cuneiform Commentaries Project on ORACC (CCPo) P393722
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P393722
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P393722
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-35

References

  • primary: ACh Ishtar, 05

    [Virolleaud1908ACh Ishtar] Virolleaud, Charles. 1908-1912.

  • history: BPO 3, 275

    [Pingree1988BPO3] Pingree, David E., and Erica Reiner. 1988. Vol. 3. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

  • history: Rawlinson 3R, 57, 4

    [Rawlinson1870_R3] Smith, George A., and Henry C. Rawlinson. 1870. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia: Vol 3. A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria. London : Lithographed by R. E. Bowler.

  • history: (<http://ccp.yale.edu/, P393722>)

    [sec100845] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 09:17:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-24 at 06:53:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-07 at 12:49:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:10:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 12:48:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:07:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 10:46:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ACh Ishtar 05 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393722.
ACh Ishtar 05 artifact entry (No. P393722). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393722 (Original work published 2010)
ACh Ishtar 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393722 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {ACh {Ishtar} 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393722},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ACh Ishtar 05 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393722.
ACh Ishtar 05 artifact entry (No. P393722). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393722 (Original work published 2010)
ACh Ishtar 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393722 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {ACh {Ishtar} 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393722},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P393722
LB  - CDLI:P393722
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ACh Ishtar 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393722
ER  -
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