BA 05, 704-705 (P236954)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 50-51 astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 50-51 astr omens)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BA 05 (pp. 531-712), 704-705

[Macmillan1906BA5] Macmillan, Kerr D. 1906. Some Cuneiform Tablets Bearing on the Religion of Babylonia and Assyria. Vol. 5. Beiträge Zur Assyriologie.
history: BPO 2, 1981, 60-61 (text 10 N2)

[Pingree1981BPO2] Reiner, Erica, and David E. Pingree. 1981. Enūma Anu Enlil : Tablets 50-51. Vol. 2. Babylonian Planetary Omens.
history: BA 5.5, 1906, 704-705 (no. LVIII: K.02920)

[sec37407] N.d.
history: Craig, AAT pl. 34 (1880-07-19, 0100) & pl. 52 (K.03604)

[sec37408] N.d.
history: ACh Ishtar, 26

[Virolleaud1908ACh Ishtar] Virolleaud, Charles. 1908-1912.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 02920 + K 03604 + K 08876 + K 09527 + K 12117 + K 12136 + K 12242 + K 15582 + 1881-07-27, 0208 (+?) 1880-07-19, 0100

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-15 at 13:10:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-09 at 07:18:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 12:46:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 15:31:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 15:29:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (1881,0727.208) (1881,0727.208)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.12117) (K.12117)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.12136) (K.12136)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.12242) (K.12242)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.15582) (K.15582)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.2920) (K.2920)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.3604) (K.3604)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.8876) (K.8876)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.9527) (K.9527)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P236954) (P236954)
British Museum Collection (W_K-2920) (W_K-2920)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BA 05, 704-705 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P236954.

BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry (No. P236954). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236954 (Original work published 2003)

BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236954 (Accessed: February 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236954},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BA 05, 704-705 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P236954.

BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry (No. P236954). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236954 (Original work published 2003)

BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236954 (Accessed: February 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236954},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/6/
TI  - BA 05, 704-705 artifact entry
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