BPO 3, 276, K 08688 (P238762)

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 (EAE Venus A astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE Venus A astr omens)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P238762
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238762

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 08688

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.8688
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238762
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-8688

References

history: BPO 3, 1998, 38, 60-62

[Pingree1988BPO3] Pingree, David E., and Erica Reiner. 1988. Vol. 3. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 12:48:29	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
2023-07-05 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

Cite this Artifact

“BPO 3, 276, K 08688 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238762.

BPO 3, 276, K 08688 artifact entry (No. P238762). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238762 (Original work published 2003)

BPO 3, 276, K 08688 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238762 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BPO 3, 276, K 08688 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238762.

BPO 3, 276, K 08688 artifact entry (No. P238762). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238762 (Original work published 2003)

BPO 3, 276, K 08688 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238762 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BPO 3, 276, {K} 08688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238762},
}

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