RMA 272b (P237852)

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

Photo

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 (report astr)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (report astr)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237852
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P237852

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 00702

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.702
Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings (SAAo/SAA08)	P237852
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P237852
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P237852
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P237852
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-702

References

primary: RMA, 272b

[Thompson1900] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.
history: SAA 8, 250

[Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
history: ZA 35 (pp. 297-318), 305

[Schnabel1924ZA35] Schnabel, Paul. 1924. “Die Sarosperiode Der Finsternisse Schon in Der Sargonidenzeit Bekannt.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 35: 297–318.
history: RMA, 272C

[Thompson1900] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-07 at 19:13:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 18:14:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 18:06:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RMA 272b Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P237852.

RMA 272b artifact entry (No. P237852). (2026, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237852 (Original work published 2003)

RMA 272b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237852 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237852},
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Cite this Artifact

“RMA 272b Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P237852.

RMA 272b artifact entry (No. P237852). (2026, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237852 (Original work published 2003)

RMA 272b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237852 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {RMA 272b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237852},
}

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