RMA 253b (P237206)
Divination tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Divination (report astr)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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history: SAA 8, 468
[Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
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history: RMA, 253B
[Thompson1900] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.
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- Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1778
- Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (1882,0522.1778) (1882,0522.1778)
- Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings (P237206) (P237206)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P237206) (P237206)
- Ashurbanipal Library Project (P237206) (P237206)
- State Archives of Assyria Online (P237206) (P237206)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0522-1778) (W_1882-0522-1778)
Cite this Artifact
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month = {jul 8},
title = {RMA 253b artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P237206},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237206},
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