AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571 (P480103)

Divination tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 066571

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  several lines missing
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [_DISZ_] ina a-hi-szu2 [...]
3'. [_DISZ_] ina a-hi-su2 [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina ti-s,i-it _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _zag#_ [...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina ti-s,i-it _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _gub3_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _zag_ [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina _kiszib-la2_-szu2 _gub3_ [...]
8'. _DISZ#_ [ina] _szu-si_-szu2 _zag_ [...]
9'. [...] _szu#-si_-szu2 _gub3_ [...]
10'. [...] AD _gub3_ [...]
11'. [... x]-szu2# _zag_ u _gub3#_ [...]
  rest missing
reverse
  several lines missing
1'. [...] _gaba#_-szu2 [...] x [...]
2'. _DISZ_ ina _ubur_-szu2 [_zag_ ...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina _ubur_-szu2 _gub3#_ [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina _ti_-szu2 _zag#_ [...]
5'. _DISZ#_ ina _ti_-szu2 _gub3_ [...]
6'. [_DISZ_ ina] _ti#?-mesz_-szu2 _zag_ [...]
7'. [... _x]-mesz#_-szu2 _gub3_ [...]
8'. [...] x-szu2 _zag#_ [u?] _gub3#_ [...]
9'. [...] x [...]
10'. [...] _zag_ [...]
11'. [...] _gub3_ [...]
  rest missing

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480103

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 066571
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 06564

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.66571
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-6564

References

  • primary: AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-10 at 15:45:22 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-11-17 at 12:16:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-17 at 12:15:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AfO Beih 27, Pl. 14 BM 066571 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480103.
AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571 artifact entry (No. P480103). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480103 (Original work published 2015)
AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480103 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480103},
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Cite this Artifact

“AfO Beih 27, Pl. 14 BM 066571 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480103.
AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571 artifact entry (No. P480103). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480103 (Original work published 2015)
AfO Beih 27, pl. 14 BM 066571 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480103 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480103},
}


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