Fs Walker 136 (P502948)

Divination tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085217

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (extispicy)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. an#-ni-a-tum# sza# szu-lu-um szi-pi-szu#
2. a-na a-ta-al-lu-ki-im
  single ruling
3. na-ap-la-asz-tam i-szu pa-da-nu-um
4. i-mi-it-tam uh-ta-la-al
5. i-na i-mi-it-ti na-ap-la-asz-tim
6. sze20-pu na-ap-la-asz-tam i-na-at,-t,a-al
7. da-na-nam i-szu szu-u2-um i-mi-it-tim
8. a-na _ka2 e2-gal_-lim szu-u2-szu-ra-at
9. mar-tum isz-da-a-sza i-mi-it-tam ki-na#
10. szu-me-lam na-as-ha
11. i-mi-it-ti _szu-si_ i-na isz-di-sza
12. szu-me-el _szu-si_ i-na re-szi-sza ip-t,u3-ur
13. s,i-ib-tum sza-al-ma-at
14. i#-na zi-ib-ba-at ni-ri-im
15. i-na i-di szu-ut-qi2-im zi-ih-hu na-di#
16. _szu-si_ ha-szi-im _murub4_ isz-da-a-sza
17. szu-me-lam pa-at,-ra
18. ka-ar-szum szu-me-lam _sza3_ NI? x x
19. ta-ri-ik
20. _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 4(disz) ti-ra-a-nu
  single ruling
21. an-ni-tum re-esz-ti#-tum#
22. na-ap-la-asz-tam u2-ul [i-szu-u2]
23. pa-da-nam [i-szu]
reverse
1. mar-tum isz-da-a-sza pi-it,#-[ra]
2. i-mi-it-tam u3 szu#-me-lam# tu-[x x]
3. i-na szu-me-el ta-ka#-al-tim#
4. sze20-pu-um na-ah#-sa3-at# u3 na x [x x]
5. i-na szu-me-el ta-ka#-al-[tim]
6. pi-it,-ru-um#
7. i-na i-mi-it-ti-szu x x-bu#-um
8. i-na x x x x x [x x x x]
9. _szu-si_ ha-szi#-im# _murub4_ x [x x x x]
10. sza-am-ma-ah-hu-um szu-me-[lam x x]
11. tu-ur-ru#-[uk]
12. _sza3_ sza-lim 1(u) 4(disz) [ti-ra-a-nu]
  single ruling
13. an-ni-[tum pi-qi2]-it#-tum
  blank space
14. sza _iti szu-numun-a [u4 n-kam]_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P502948

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 BM 085217
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0024

External resources

References

  • primary: Fs Walker p.131-145, p. 136

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2019-05-02 at 04:42:14 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Walker 136 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P502948.
Fs Walker 136 artifact entry (No. P502948). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502948 (Original work published 2017)
Fs Walker 136 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502948 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502948},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Walker 136 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P502948.
Fs Walker 136 artifact entry (No. P502948). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502948 (Original work published 2017)
Fs Walker 136 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502948 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502948},
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