MUL.APIN (updated edition) text c (P238935)

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 (astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P238935

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 K 10719

External resources

References

  • primary: MUL.APIN (updated edition), text c

    [Hunger2019MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and John M. Steele. 2019. The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. London : Routledge.

  • history: JCS 69 (pp. 247-260), 256

    [Fincke2017JCS69] Fincke, Jeanette C. 2017. “Additional MUL.APIN Fragments in the British Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 69: 247–60.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-04 at 17:07:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-08 at 16:29:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-08 at 16:10:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MUL.APIN (Updated Edition) Text c Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P238935.
MUL.APIN (updated edition) text c artifact entry (No. P238935). (2025, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238935 (Original work published 2003)
MUL.APIN (updated edition) text c artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238935 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238935},
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Cite this Artifacts

“MUL.APIN (Updated Edition) Text c Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P238935.
MUL.APIN (updated edition) text c artifact entry (No. P238935). (2025, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238935 (Original work published 2003)
MUL.APIN (updated edition) text c artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238935 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238935},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238935},
}

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