TBP 25 (P393755)

Tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ szu {d}isz18-tar2 sza2 _nig2-tuku_ u2-szam-t,a _na ra szu-si-mesz_ sza2 _szu-min_-szu2 bi-ri-tu-szi-na _uzu diri_-ma pit-ru ia-'-[nu]
2. _DISZ gu2_ s,a-pir _u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-mesz_ ma-'-da _gid2_-ma szir2-tum mas-la-'-tum
3. _DISZ gu2_ s,a-pir _min min lugud2_-ma
4. _DISZ gu2_-su ana 1(u) 5(disz) ma-qit _inim sig5-ga igi_
5. _DISZ_ suq-ta _tuku u4-me_-szu2 _gid2-me DISZ_ suq-ta _nu-tuku u4-me_-szu2 _lugud2-me_
  single ruling
6. _DISZ mi2 igi_ s,i zib ti _gar_-at2 _e2 ku4 gaz_ [sza2 x x]-sza2 si-qu _nundum-mesz_-sza2 _sig#?_ ina _na2_ [...]
7. _DISZ mi2 nundum_ zaq-na-at# [...] hi al-[ma-nu-tam _gen_-ak?]
8. _DISZ mi2_ bi-ni-it _te tuku_-at _nig2-tuku#_ [...] nu# bi [...]
9. ina tak-szir3-ti _ki_ x [...]
10. _DISZ kir4_ s,a-pir hi-t,am _tuku_-szi sza2 bu-un#-[na-nu-u2-szu2? ...]
11. _DISZ kir4_ sza2-ru-uh x [...]
  single ruling
12. _DISZ_ {mul}s,al-bat-a-nu ana _{mul}al-lul_ [...]
13. u ana _id2 szub_-ma _be {mul}al-lul#_ [...]
  single ruling
14. _DISZ_ mu sza _usz11_ x sud x [...]
  single ruling
15. _DISZ_ iz-ze-nen-ni [...]
16. _DISZ_ ih-t,i-nit,-t,i [...]
17. _DISZ ugu lu2-mesz_ sa-bu-us [...]
  single ruling
reverse
1. _DISZ mi2 ubur-mesz_-sza2 na-hi-is _kalag gar_-szu2 _gim ubur_ [...]
2. _DISZ min ugu_ bi igi _gar dib arad gig_ [...]
  single ruling
3. _DISZ mi2_ bur-ru-szu pa-nu-sza2 _sa5 sig2 sa5_-at u kab-ba-rat# [...]
4. _DISZ igi-min_-sza2 ma-'-ad kar [...]
5. _ki-ta igi-min_-sza2 _nigin_-u2 dam# [...]
6. _DISZ mi2_ ab-bu-ut-ti s,ap-rat _nig2-tuku#_ [...]
7. _DISZ mi2 kir4_ szar-hat-ma sza2-pa-tu sza2 _gub3_ [...]
8. _DISZ mi2 kir4_-sza2 _gim {na4}kiszib sa diri_ x [...]
9. _DISZ mi2 kir4_-sza2 _gim {na4}kiszib_-ma _nundum-me_-sza2 [...]
10. _DISZ mi2 igi-min_-sza2 _gim_ sa-ma-ri kar-ra-ma bi-na-at# [...] x x [...]
  single ruling
11. _DISZ_ ana _ad_-szu2 ma-szi-il ina-[ziq]
  single ruling
12. _DISZ_ sza2 su-qi2 mim-ma-u2-tu _uku2_-in#
  double ruling
13. 6(disz)-ti _im-gid2-da sza3_-u2 alam-dim2-mu-u2 _zag-til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _e2-gal {m}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur asz_

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P393755

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 00105 + Sm 0688

References

  • primary: TBP, 25

    [Kraus1939TBP] Kraus, Fritz R. 1939. Texte Zur Babylonischen Physiognomatik. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 3.

  • history: (<http://ccp.yale.edu/, P393755>)

    [sec100845] N.d.

  • history: Babyloniaca 03 (pp. 287-307), 304-305

    [Virolleaud1910-75900] Virolleaud, Charles. 1910. “De Quelques Textes Divinatoires (Suite).” Babyloniaca 3: 287–307.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-24 at 06:53:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-21 at 16:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-15 at 08:15:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:44:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2023-01-21 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
2019-10-01 at 14:11:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-12-18 at 13:41:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-12-18 at 13:36:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TBP 25 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393755.
TBP 25 artifact entry (No. P393755). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393755 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 25 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393755 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024TBP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TBP 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393755},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TBP 25 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393755.
TBP 25 artifact entry (No. P393755). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393755 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 25 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393755 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024TBP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TBP 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393755},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P393755
LB  - CDLI:P393755
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - TBP 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393755
ER  - 
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