Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 (P499274)

Divination tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

VAT 01303

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (šumma kittabru)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. [...] rit-tu2 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 lu# _[an]-ta#_-nu lu _ki-[ta_-nu _gar_ ...]
2'. [...] rit-tu2 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _[ki]-min gar_ [...]
3'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar_ tal-lak#-ti# la# ku#-[UZU ...]
4'. [...] 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar dingir {munus}sig5 us2#_ [...]
5'. [...] rit#-ti-szu2 lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ i-szar2-ru3 _mu_-szu2 _sig5_-iq#
6'. [... rit]-ti#-szu2 lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ mim-mu-u2 ut-tu-u2 ana ku-UZU# _gar_-an
7'. [...] _szu#_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar ugu en inim_-szu2 _[gen]_-ak
8'. [...] _szu#_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz-am3#_
9'. [...] _szu#_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu _tur_-ti _gar dingir_-szu2 _a2-dah_-szu2 _ninda_ i#-szeb#-[bi]
10'. [...] _gal_-ti lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar na bi nig2-gur11 ad_-szu2 _nu#_ [...]
11'. [... _szu]-si#-mesz szu_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar nig2-gur11_-szu2 [...]
12'. [...] _szu# 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar nig2-gur11_-szu2 [...]
13'. [...] sza2# 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar nig2-[tuku]_
14'. [...] sza2# 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar uku2_-[in]
15'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar dumu-mesz dumu#-[munus_ ...]
16'. [...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u)#-szu2 _gar uku2#_-[in ...]
17'. [...] _gar_ pa#-[sza2 ...]
reverse
1'. [...] _sag# bir#_ [...]
2'. [...] _sag#_ [...]
3'. [...] _li-dur#_-[szu2 ...]
4'. [...] 1(u)# 5(disz)# _li-dur_-szu2 [...]
5'. [...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# _li-dur_-szu2 _gar dam#_-su# u2-szu#-[x ...]
6'. [...] _ki#-ta li-dur_-szu2 _gar ninda-kur4-ra_ [...]
7'. [...] _murub4# gu2-murgu_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar uku2_-in _{munus}hul_ [...]
8'. [...] _murub4# gu2-murgu_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ mim-mu-szu2 _dagal_-isz _ninda_ nap-[sza2 ...]
9'. [...] _murub4# gu2-murgu_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
10'. [... ri-ba]-a-ti-szu2 lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar dumu-mesz dumu-munus-mesz tuku_-szi-ma _a2-dah_-szu2 [...]
11'. [...] _gal4-la_-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
12'. [... x]-szu2 lu _an-ta_-nu lu _ki-ta_-nu _gar dumu-mesz dumu-munus-mesz tuku_-szi-ma _a2-dah_-szu2 _nu igi_-mar
13'. [... x]-szu2 lu 1(u) 5(disz) lu 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
14'. [...] _szir#_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
15'. [...] _szir#_ 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
16'. [...] _szir_-szu2 _gar szu-bi-asz-am3_
17'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _gar suhusz-mesz_-szu2 _gi-na-mesz_
18'. [...] 2(gesz2)# 3(u)#-szu2# _gar uku2_-in#
19'. [...] _gar ninda-hi-a du10_-ub# _sza3#_-[bi ...]
20'. [...] 2(gesz2) 3(u)-szu2 _gar szu#-bi#-[asz-am3]_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P499274
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499274

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	VAT 01303
Accession Number

References

primary: Sefarad 64 (pp. 289-314), 298-305 02

[Böck2004Sefarad64] Böck, Barbara. 2004. “Weitere Texte Physiognomischen Inhalts.” Sefarad 64: 289–314.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-31 at 19:35:52	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-07-16 at 09:02:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-11-18 at 12:53:04	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-18 at 06:46:56	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-10-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499274.

Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry (No. P499274). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499274 (Original work published 2016)

Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499274 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2024Sefarad,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499274},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P499274
LB  - CDLI:P499274
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499274
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499274.

Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry (No. P499274). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499274 (Original work published 2016)

Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499274 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2024Sefarad,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499274},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P499274
LB  - CDLI:P499274
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Sefarad 64, 298-305 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499274
ER  -