TBP 38a (P394166)

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

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ina _sag-du lu2 gar_ ni-s,ir-tam _igi_-[mar]
2. _DISZ sag-du lu2_ ma-lu-u2 i-lap-pi-[in]
3. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na zag gar_ mu-s,al-[li ...]
4. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na gub3 gar_ usz-ta-mat,-[t,a]
5. _DISZ sag-du na zag_ ma-lu-u2 mim-mu-szu2 ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_-ak [...]
6. sa-dir-szu2 ana ni-me-li-szu ma-an-nu-um-ma ki ia-a-ti-ma i-qab-bi ni-[x ...]
7. _DISZ sag-du na gub3_ ma-lu-u2 ma-la _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
8. _DISZ_ ina _ha-la sag-du_-szu2 _gar_ mim-ma la _ur5_-tu2 _szu_-[su? _kur_-ad2]
9. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma ina _uru_ asz2-bu _szu_ [...]
10. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-<szu2> _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
11. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _zag gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu i-szar2-ru3 x [...]
12. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu _[uku2_-in]
13. [_DISZ_] ina _ki-ta sig7-igi-szu2 _zag gar im-ri-a_ [...]
14. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar sza3 hul us2-us2#_-[szu2?]
15. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _zag gar na bi nig2-tuku_ [...]
16. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar e2_-su [...]
17. _DISZ_ [...] x x x-szu2# _zag gar_ e-tel-lu-tu# [...]
18. _DISZ_ [...] _gar_ ina _{gisz}[tukul gaz]_
19. _DISZ_ [...] u2-s,a-am#-[ma-ru ...]
20. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3 hul_ [...]
21. _DISZ_ [...] mim#-ma _tuku#_ [...]
22. _DISZ_# [...] x
23. [...] x
24. [... x]-szi
25. [... i]-nam#-mar
26. [...] _gu7_
27. [...] _gen-gen_
28. [...] _e3_
29. [...] ul#-tab-bar
30. [... _x]-mesz tuku_-szi
31. [... x]-szu2 _dumu-munus tuku_-szi
32. _DISZ#_ [...] id#-dal-lah
33. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
34. _DISZ_ [... x]-ah ud
35. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
36. _DISZ_ [...] _nu tuku_-szi#
37. _DISZ_ [...] x _zah2_
38. _DISZ_ [...] _nu# tuku_-szi
39. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7# diri_-ar2
40. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7 nu diri_-ar2
41. _DISZ_ [...] ud-ma ana _gen-me_
42. _DISZ_ [...] _tuku_-szi
43. _DISZ_ [... _sza3-bi] nu du10-ga_
44. [_DISZ_ ...] _tuku_-szi
45. [_DISZ_ ... x]-ri#? _gen-gen_
46. [...] x _gen#-gen#_
  rest missing
reverse
  beginning missing
1'. _DISZ_ [ina kin-s,i-szu2 _zag gar_ ...]
2'. _DISZ_ ina kin-s,i-szu2 _gub3# gar_ [...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _gub3 gar_ [...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu3 _gub3 gar_ [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _zag gar_ x [...]
8'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _gub3 gar nam_ x x [...]
9'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 _zag gar_ ana gaba:ri-szu2 _szu_-su _[la2]_-as,
10'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar e ti_ he-pi2 _asz_
11'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-u2 _zag# gar_ ina te-ir-ti-u2! _{du}du10 sza3-bi gar_-szu2
12'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar ka_-szu2 _idim_-ma _szesz-mesz_-szu2 u2-za-qa2-ru-szu2
13'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ka-la _gir3_-szu2 _ta_ gisz-szi-szu2 _en murgu gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _diri_ i-tar-ra-as, ina _sig5_ i-kal-la
14'. _DISZ kimin gub3 diri-mesz_ uh-tam-mar ul i-tar-ra-as,
15'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 s,a-ar-pu-ti ka-la pag-ri-szu2# _diri-mesz_ ma-lu-u2
16'. _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz_ ul-tab-bar
17'. _DISZ sa5-mesz diri ibila_-szu2 _ug7_
18'. _DISZ sig7-mesz diri kur_-ti _szu tuku_-szi
19'. _DISZ ge6-mesz diri_ tam-t,a-a-tum
20'. _DISZ_ du-'-mu-ti _diri sza3 hul_
21'. _DISZ_ bu-ru-mu-ti ka-s,a-ru!-ti _diri sza3-bi nu du10-ga_
  single ruling
22'. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du lu2 ib szub-mesz na bi_ ki-a-am _nig2-tuku_ ki-a-am _uku2_
23'. _kur {m}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki}_

Text content

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394166

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 02063 + K 04059

External resources

References

  • primary: TBP, 38a

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

  • history: OT, 01 K 02063 +

    [Holma1923OT] Holma, Harri. 1923. Omen Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Leipzig .

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-21 at 16:12:03 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
2024-06-29 at 15:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:24:13 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
2023-01-21 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, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 14:10:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-16 at 15:42:32 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-16 at 15:36:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI 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

“TBP 38a Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394166.
TBP 38a artifact entry (No. P394166). (2024, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 38a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {nov 21},
	title = {TBP 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TBP 38a Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394166.
TBP 38a artifact entry (No. P394166). (2024, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 38a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {TBP 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
}

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