CT 38, pl. 22-23 K 02312 + (P238160)

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

Lineart (detail)

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 (terr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P238160 P366080 (retired) P366081 (retired) P239442 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238160

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 02312 + K 02576 + K 03572 + K 03592 + K 06123 + K 08691 + K 09348 + K 10324 + K 11755 + K 13295 + K 13902 + K 16299 + K 18591 + K 18654 + K 18780

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.10324 + K.11755 + K.13295 + K.13902 + K.18591 + K.18654 + K.18780 + K.2312 + K.2576 + K.3572 + K.3592 + K.6123 + K.8691 + K.9348
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238160
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-2312

References

primary: CT 38, 22-23 K 02312 +

[Gadd1925CT38] Gadd, Cyril John. 1925. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 38.
history: OrNS 40, p.133-183 (Tab. II-XVIII), p. 148-153 49A

[Caplice1971namburbi5] Caplice, Richard Ignatius. 1971. “Namburbi Texts in the British Museum. V.” Orientalia NS 40: 133–83.

(without K.13295)
history: RA 48 (pp. 178-191), 188-189

[Ebeling1954RA048] Ebeling, Erich. 1954. “Beiträge Zur Kenntnis Der Beschwörungsserie Namburbi (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 48 (4): 178–91.

(without K.13295)
history: If a city, 253-262, 262-272 (text a) (without K.13295)

[Freedman1998IfaCity] Freedman, Sally M. 1998. If a City Is Set on a Height: The Akkadian Omen Series Šumma Ālu Ina Mēlê Šakin. Vol. 17. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund. Philadelphia.
history: OrSP 39-42 (pp. 1-247), 76-82

[Nötscher1929OrSP39-42] Nötscher, Friedrich. 1929. “DIE OMEN-SERIE: Šumma Âlu Ina Mêlê Šakin (CT 38-40).” Orientalia SP 39-42: 1–247.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-16 at 14:26:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 15:05:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 11:59:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:41:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:38:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 18:37:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	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
2023-01-19 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

“CT 38, Pl. 22-23 K 02312 + Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238160.

CT 38, pl. 22-23 K 02312 + artifact entry (No. P238160). (2026, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238160 (Original work published 2003)

CT 38, pl. 22-23 K 02312 + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238160 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238160},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 38, Pl. 22-23 K 02312 + Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238160.

CT 38, pl. 22-23 K 02312 + artifact entry (No. P238160). (2026, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238160 (Original work published 2003)

CT 38, pl. 22-23 K 02312 + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238160 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CT 38, pl. 22-23 {K} 02312 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238160},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
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