SAA 04, 246 + 263 (P240365)
Divination tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Divination (oracle enquiry)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: SAA 4, 246 + 263
[Starr1990SAA4] Starr, Ivan. 1990. Queries to the Sungod. Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 4. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
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- Museum No.: BM —
- Accession No.: K 17834 + Sm 1272
- Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Novotny, Jamie | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Queries to the Sungod: Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria (P240365) (P240365)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P240365) (P240365)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P336626) (P336626)
- State Archives of Assyria Online (P336626) (P336626)
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Cite this Artifact
“SAA 04, 246 + 263 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P240365.
SAA 04, 246 + 263 artifact entry (No. P240365). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240365 (Original work published 2003)
SAA 04, 246 + 263 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240365 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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