Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 (P453398)

Divination tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06678

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (extispicy)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _udu_ li-pi2-it qa2-ti
2. a-na _silim#_ {munus}be-el-ta-ni
3. a-na i-li a-bi-sza
single ruling
4. {uzu}te-er-tum re-esz _ki-gub_ zu-qu2-ur2
5. _gir2 tuku_ szu-bat _gub3 gir2 gar_
6. _kal tuku silim ra_-is,
7. _{gesz}tukul_ ri-s,i _gar {gesz}tukul_ na-ah-bu-tum
8. _ze2 za3 gi-na_
reverse
1. i-na _gub3 ze2 giri3 za3 szu-si du8_
2. _gub3 szu-si_ sza-ti-iq
3. _ansze# mur za3_ ku-ri x _mur za3 RI_
4. i-na _za3 mur_ u3 _gub3 mur giri3_
5. _szu#-si mur murub4 gub3 du8_
6. 1(u) 2(disz) ti-ra-nu
single ruling
7. a-na _silim#_ sza-al-ma-at
8. a-[hi-tam pi2]-qi2#-tam i#-szu#
9. _[iti x x x] u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
10. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-an-ni szu silim-ma-a_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P453398
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P453398

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06678
Accession Number

References

primary: Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9

[Ungnad1910Babyloniaca3] Ungnad, Arthur. 1910. “Ein Neuer Omen-Text Aus Der Zeit Ammisaduga’s.” Babyloniaca 3: 141–44.
history: JCS 11 (pp. 89-105), 89

[Goetze1957JCS11Extispicy] Goetze, Albrecht. 1957. “Reports on Acts of Extispicy from Old Babylonian and Kassite Times.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 11 (4): 89–105. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359025.
history: Fs Walker p.131-145, p. 134-135

[Koch-Westenholz2002extispicy] Koch-Westenholz, Ulla S. 2002. “Old Babylonian Extispicy Reports.” In Mining the Archives. Festschrift for Christopher Walker, edited by Cornelia Wunsch, 131–45. Babylonische Archive 1. Dresden: ISLET.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-04 at 18:37:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-04 at 18:35:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-05-02 at 04:42:14	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2013-08-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 Pl. 9 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453398.

Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 artifact entry (No. P453398). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453398 (Original work published 2013)

Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453398 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 Pl. 9 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453398.

Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 artifact entry (No. P453398). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453398 (Original work published 2013)

Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453398 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {Babyloniaca 03, 141-142 pl. 9 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453398},
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