RMA 277 (P237866)

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 (birth omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • history: SAA 8, 287

    [Hunger1992SAA8] Hunger, Hermann. 1992. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 8. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: CT 27, pl. 45

    [King1901CT27] King, Leonard W. 1901. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 27.

  • history: TCS 4, 10-11

    [Leichty1970TCS4] Leichty, Erle V. 1970. The Omen Series Šumma Izbu. Vol. 4. Texts from Cuneiform Sources.

  • history: RMA, 277

    [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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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 00749

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 09:15:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-26 at 09:14:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:14:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:06:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RMA 277 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237866.
RMA 277 artifact entry (No. P237866). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237866 (Original work published 2003)
RMA 277 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237866 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	month = {aug 26},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237866},
}


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