PRT 087 (P237684)

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

Cite

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 (extispicy oracle enquiry)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (extispicy oracle enquiry)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237684
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P237684

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 0089

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Queries to the Sungod: Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria (SAAo/SAA04)	P237684
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P237684
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P237684

References

primary: PRT, 87

[Klauber1913PRT] Klauber, Ernst Georg. 1913. Politisch-Religiöse Texte Aus Der Sargonidenzeit. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: SAA 4, 259

[Starr1990SAA4] Starr, Ivan. 1990. Queries to the Sungod. Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 4. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“PRT 087 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237684.

PRT 087 artifact entry (No. P237684). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237684 (Original work published 2003)

PRT 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237684 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	month = {aug 7},
	title = {PRT 087 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237684},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“PRT 087 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237684.

PRT 087 artifact entry (No. P237684). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237684 (Original work published 2003)

PRT 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237684 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2023PRT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {PRT 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237684},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P237684
LB  - CDLI:P237684
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - PRT 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P237684
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