KAL 01, 051 (P461325)

Divination tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10493 + VAT 10543

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (divination ccp 3.7.01: Alamdimmû 02)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...]
2'. [...] _x-min_ [...]
3'. [...] x x-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) ana x [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...] x x [...]
6'. [...] x x [...]
7'. [...] x ti az x x [...]
8'. [...] x x _dagal_ me-le#-e _nag?_ x x
9'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz) ka-szit-tu
10'. [...] x 2(gesz2) 3(u) la ka-szit-tu
11'. [...] x 1(u) 5(disz) _kalag_-an
12'. [...] x x 2(gesz2) 3(u) me-nisz-tu
column 2
1'. x x [...]
2'. _en#_-szu2 _dagal#_ [...] x
3'. i#-kas,#?-s,a-as, [...] x
4'. [... _x]-mesz_
5'. [...] x _a-gar3 e2-gal ti_-qe2
6'. [...] ina _mu_ 4(u)-kam2 usz2_
reverse
column 1
1. _DISZ alam#_ [...] ina# _mu 3(u)-kam2 usz2#_
2. _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi_ [...] ina _mu 4(u)-kam2 usz2_
3. _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi#_ [...] _igi#-min masz-da3 gar_ ina _mu 4(u)-kam2 usz2_
4. _DISZ alam_ sza2 _igi-du8_ x _igi-min muszen gar_ ina 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) _mu-mesz usz2_
5. _DISZ_ i-rud i-gas,#-s,a-s,a i#-rat-tu-tu _egir_-su! me-hu-u pa-na-su# _im_
6. _DISZ_ alam#-dim2-mu-u _libir-ra_ sza2 _e2-sag-gil2-gin-a nu du8-mesz_-szu2
7. _dub 1(disz)-kam2_ alam-<dim>-mu-u2
8. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du na 1(u) 5(disz)_ sah-ru _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da_ ina-ziq
9. sza2 e-le-nu _sig2_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 tur-ru-kat2
10. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu# ina _sag-du na 2(gesz2) 3(u) sah-ru# _u4#-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da sza3-bi du10#-ga_ sza2 _ugu#_-nu _sig2_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)#-[szu2 ...]
11. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du na_ 1(u) 5(disz) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sah-ru# im-t,u2-u _gar_-szu2 sza2 _ugu#_-[nu]
12. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag-du_ 1(u) 5(disz) pu-uh-hu-ru [...]
13. sza2 e-le#-nu _sig2_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 szul-x [...]
14. _DISZ_ ti-[ra]-nu ina _sag-du na_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) pu-uh-[hu-ru _na bi_]
15. ina _uru!_-szu2# szal-mesz _du-mesz_ sza2 _ugu_-nu [...]
16. ina _bar_-ti#? _sig2_ usz-szu# [...]
17. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu# ina _sag-du_-szu2 [...]
18. sza2 _ugu_-nu _sig2 sag-du_-szu2 [...]
19. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu ina _sag#-du# na#_ [...]
20. sza2 li ka sza2 _ugu#_-nu# [...]
21. x x-ma x 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# [...]
22. _DISZ_ ti-ra#-nu ina _sag-du na#_ [...]
23. sza2 x x ur li! [...]
24. _DISZ_ ti#-[ra]-nu# ina _sag#-[du na_ ...]
25. sza2 li? ka# sza2 [...]
26. _sig2_ x x [...]
27. _DISZ_ ti-ra-nu [...]
28. x x [...]
29. _sig2#_ x [...]
30. _DISZ_ ti-ra#-[nu ...]
31. sza2 [...]
32. _DISZ#_ [...]
  rest missing
column 2
1. _DISZ sag-du#_ [...] x-ma
2. _DISZ sag-du# [{gisz}apin gar_ i-szar2-ru3 sza2 ana] _egir#_-szu2 _gid2-da_-ma
3. _DISZ sag-du_ x [...] _usz2_
4. _DISZ sag-du_ lu-lim# _[gar e2]_-szu2# _zah2_
5. _kur# nu# zu#_-u i-kab-ba-as
6. _DISZ sag-du muszen gar sig5 ninda_ i-nab-bu-bu
7. _DISZ sag#-[du] uga#{muszen} gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-mesz_ im-man-gar
8. [sza2 _sig2?] sag-du_-szu2 _ge6_-ma _nundum-mesz_-szu2 _babbar-mesz_
9. _[DISZ] sag#-du sur2#-du3{muszen} gar_-ni ina _la_-szu2 _usz2_
10. sza2 _sig2! sag-du_-szu2 mi-s,a-tu4
11. _DISZ# sag-du sur2-du3{muszen} gar_ ina _la_-szu2 _usz2_
12. _DISZ sag#-du su-tin{muszen} gar u4-bi gid2-mesz_
13. _DISZ sag#-du gu4 gar gam_ sza2 ina _du_-szu2 _gu2_-su _szub-mesz_
14. _DISZ sag#-du# ansze gar uku2 gu2 gid2_-ma# _sag-du_ ma-gal _bar#_
15. _DISZ sag-du ur-gi7 gar nig2-szu_-szu2 _izi gu7#_
16. _DISZ sag-du szah gar_ ina _kur nu zu_-u _usz2#_
17. _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub_ hi hi _ninda ama gu7_
18. _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub ninda lugal gu7_
19. _DISZ sag-du na gim_ u2-si _szub ninda e2-gal gu7#_
20. _DISZ sag#-ki# na gim sag-ki gu4# szub# ugu en inim_-szu2 _gub_
21. _DISZ sag-du# na bur3-mesz sa5 sig5 e2? ad#?_-szu2 asz asz tu2
22. _DISZ sag-du na sze-mesz sa5 sza3-hul2-la_
23. _DISZ sag-du na dag#? sa5#_ ina _gir3-min#_-szu2 _e2_-szu2 _bir#_-ah
24. _DISZ sag-du# na# en?_ masz-tu _[sa5] sag#-du#_-su _hal_
25. _[DISZ] sag#-du_ x x _tuku? a2#_ ti? ka? _usz2_
26. _[DISZ] sag#-du {d}nin#-kilim# gar_ x x a x x x-szu2 _gar_-x
27. [...] x _a_ {m}sa-a-si

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Divination (divination ccp 3.7.01: Alamdimmû 02)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20131213 ccp: 3.7.01: Alamdimmû 02

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P461325

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 10493 + VAT 10543
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP) P461325
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P461325

References

  • primary: KAL 1, 51

    [Heeßel2007KAL1] Heeßel, Nils P. 2007. Divinatorische Texte I: Terrestrische, Teratologische, Physiognomische Und Oneiromantische Omina. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts, Band 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: CCP 3.7.1 (<http://ccp.yale.edu/P461325>)

    [sec118929] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-12-21 at 13:39:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Cuneiform Commentaries Project CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KAL 01, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P461325.
KAL 01, 051 artifact entry (No. P461325). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461325 (Original work published 2013)
KAL 01, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461325 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023KAL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {KAL 01, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461325},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - KAL 01, 051 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KAL 01, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P461325.
KAL 01, 051 artifact entry (No. P461325). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461325 (Original work published 2013)
KAL 01, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461325 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023KAL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {KAL 01, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461325},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P461325
LB  - CDLI:P461325
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - KAL 01, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P461325
ER  -
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