MUL.APIN, text B (P239196)

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 (mul.apin astrological)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (mul.apin astrological)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P239196
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P239196

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 13254

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.13254
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P239196
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-13254

References

primary: MUL.APIN, text B

[Hunger1989MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and David E. Pingree. 1989. Mul.Apin : An Astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 24. Horn, Austria : F. Berger.
history: MUL.APIN (updated edition), text B

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-08 at 16:05:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-25 at 10:01:42	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 18:44:07	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MUL.APIN, Text B Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P239196.

MUL.APIN, text B artifact entry (No. P239196). (2024, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239196 (Original work published 2003)

MUL.APIN, text B artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239196 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {MUL.{APIN}, text {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239196},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MUL.APIN, Text B Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P239196.

MUL.APIN, text B artifact entry (No. P239196). (2024, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239196 (Original work published 2003)

MUL.APIN, text B artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239196 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {MUL.{APIN}, text {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239196},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/8/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P239196
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MUL.APIN, text B artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P239196
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