TBP 02b + (P394353)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _tuku#_-szi
2'. [...] _tuku_-szi
3'. [...] x-bi-esz
4'. [...] x-_me_
5'. [... x]-bi
6'. [...]
7'. [...] x [...] x [...]
8'. [...] ina# _hi-gar dib_-ma _gaz_-ak
  single ruling
9'. [... x]-sal#-la-'
10'. [...] x _tuku_-szi
11'. [...] _dingir#_-szu2 _du8_-szu2
12'. [... x]-u2 _gar_-szu2
13'. [... x]-bit i-ka-si
14'. [... x]-ak# _e2 dagal_-asz
15'. [...] _nu kur_
16'. [...] tuk-la-at-an
17'. [...] _dingir# ninda sum_-szu2
18'. [...] _bi# du10-ga gar_-szu2
reverse
1. [...] _gal# gaba-ri nu tuku_-szi
2. [...] _zah2# mu_-szu2 _sig5_
3. [...] ina# _{gisz}tukul gaz_-ak
4. [...] ina# _{gisz}tukul gaz_-ak
5. [...] _ge6 [sza3]_-bi _du10-ga_
6. _DISZ sa5_ [i]-la-ni
7. _DISZ_ ka-ab-ba#-[ar ...] _du10-ga tuku_
8. _DISZ_ qa-at-ta-an [...] _hul tuku_
9. _DISZ_ sa-pa si-pi [... x]-bal# ina-an-ziq _usz2 {gisz}tukul ug7_
10. _DISZ_ he-si _sza3_-bi _du10-ga_ ina-an-ziq# [...] e-bi _sza3 hul tuku_
11. _DISZ_ ra-aq _du10#-ga uzu nig2-tuku_
12. _DISZ_ ku-usz-szu _u4 bi gid2-da lu2_-tam _gen_-ak
  single ruling
13. _DISZ sig2_-su _gin7_ a-bu-sa-tim _sag-du_-su _nigin_-at2 _sig5_-iq
14. _DISZ sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _gim_ s,i-ba-ru zaq-pat _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dam-mesz_-szu2 _ug7-mesz_
15. _DISZ sig2_ isz-szi-bi-e _gar_ ina na-me-e _ug7_
16. _DISZ sig2 sag-du_ me-ki-il ka-ti-im
17. _DISZ sig2_ bi-tam na-da-a-at ek-li-isz _i3-gal2_ ina tam-t,a-a-tum _gen-mesz_
  single ruling
18. _DISZ sig2_ ku-tal2-li-szu2 ana _zag_ la-wa-a-at ina _gir3-min_-szu2 _e2 ad_-szu2 _bir_-ah _szu dingir kur_-su i-sza2-risz _gen-mesz_
19. _DISZ_ ana _gub3_ la-wa-a-at ina _gir3-min_-szu2 _e2 ad_-szu2 _dagal szu lugal kur_-su _sig5 igi u4 bi lugud2-da-mesz_
20. _DISZ#_ ana _zag_ u _gub3_ la-wa-a-at _gaba-ri nu tuku_-szi
  single ruling
21. [... x]-hi#-szu2# zaq-pat ma-hi-ra _nu tuku_-szi
22. [... x]-ru#-da-at ina _silim_-mi-szu _gar_-szu
  single ruling
23. [... x]-tim# szup#-pul-ma _gar gaba-ri nu-tuku_-szi
24. [...] _gar_ ri-szu!-tam# _tuku#_-szi
25. [...] _ga#_-szu2 _zah2#_
  rest missing
fragment a
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _u4-mesz#_ [...]
2'. [... x]-ik#-ma pa-ni ga#? [...]
3'. [...] pa-ni ma-si-ik szu-u2-[x ...]
4'. [... _x]-am3#_ ti-is,-bu-ta-at [...]
5'. [... _x]-am3#_ ti-is,-bu-ta-at mim#-[x ...]
6'. [... x]-lu#-szi-isz-szu2 al-ka#-[x ...]
7'. [... x]-id-ma x [...]
8'. [...] la#-at [...]
9'. [... x]-mi [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394353

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 02335 + K 04010 (+) K 20089

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2335 + K.4010
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394353
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-4010

References

  • primary: TBP, 02b +

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

  • history: AfO Beih 27, pl. 03 K 20089

    [Bock2000AfOBeih27] Böck, Barbara. 2000. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Morphoskopie. Archiv Für Orientforschung, Beiheft 27. Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

  • history: OT, 08 K 02335 +

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

  • history: MVAG 40/2, 068

    [Kraus1935MVAG40/2] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1935. Die Physiognomischen Omina Der Babylonier. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatischen Gesellschaft 40/2. Leipzig: Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-28 at 14:31:10 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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
2024-06-06 at 10:00:37 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 14:11:11 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-11 at 04:43:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-06 at 07:47:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 15:15:50 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-26 at 11:43:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-26 at 08:48:40 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-26 at 08:38:44 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 02b + Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394353.
TBP 02b + artifact entry (No. P394353). (2026, April 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394353 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 02b + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394353 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 28},
	title = {TBP 02b + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394353},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P394353
LB  - CDLI:P394353
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TBP 02b + artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394353
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TBP 02b + Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394353.
TBP 02b + artifact entry (No. P394353). (2026, April 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394353 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 02b + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394353 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2026TBP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 28},
	title = {TBP 02b + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394353},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P394353
LB  - CDLI:P394353
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TBP 02b + artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394353
ER  -
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