CUSAS 18, 015 (P251708)

Divination tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2670

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

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Text

obverse
1'. [_ASZ_ x x x] x ud [...]
2'. [x x x] x e-em i#-na# na#-ak#-ka#-[ap-ti-szu ma-hi-is, na-hi-id]
3'. _ASZ_ a#-wi#-lum# sze-er-ha-nu sza qa2-ti-szu# [i-la-ku]
4'. ma-ar-s,u2 szu-u2 sza-[a-lim]
5'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum# sze-er-ha-nu-szu# e-lu-tum u3# [sza-ap-lu-tum]
6'. mi-it-ha-ri-isz ta-a-ku na-hi-[id]
7'. _ASZ_ ki-i-ma sza qa2-ti-szu-ma u3 sza szi#-[pi-szu i-la-ku na-hi]-id#
8'. _ASZ_ sza qa2#-ti#-szu i#-la-ku-u2-ma sza szi#-[pi-szu isz-pi-lu]
9'. sza#-ap-la#-nu#-um-ma mu#-ur-s,u2 i-ru-ub#-szum#-ma# na#-[hi-id]
10'. _ASZ_ sza szi-[pi]-szu i-la-ku#-u2-ma sza qa2-ti-szu isz#-[pi-lu]
11'. e-le-nu-um-ma mu-ur-s,u2 i-ru-ub#-szum#-ma na-hi#-[id]
12'. _ASZ_ sze-er-ha-nu sza i-ir-ti-szu# u3 na-ak-ka-ap-ti#-szu#
13'. i-la-ku na-hi-id
14'. _ASZ_ sza i-ir-ti-szu i-la-ku-u2-ma sza na-ak-ka-ap-ti-szu# / la i-la-ku sza-a-lim
15'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum re-esz li-ib-bi-szu IB-t,e4-er na-hi-id
16'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum li-ib-bu-szu# na-ar-bu sza-a-lim
17'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum li-ib-bu-szu na-ap-hu _i3-dab_ dingir-mah_
18'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum ka-ap-pi i-ni-szu ik-bi-ru-u2-ma
19'. u3 i-na-szu di-im-tam i-na-an-di-a szi-bi-it, sza#-ri#-im#
20'. _ASZ_ a-wi-lum pa-ga-ar-szu ka-s,i-i-ma re-esz li-ib#-[bi-szu]
21'. i#-la#-ak _ug7-e_ u3 _ti-la_
22'. _ASZ_ [a-wi]-lum ap-pa-at uz#-<ni>-szu ik-ta-na-s,a-a mu-ru#-us#-[su2] / i-ri-ik
23'. _u4 6(disz)-kam u4# 7(disz)-kam_ mu-ru-us-su2 / i#-il#-la-ak#
reverse
1'. [_ASZ a-wi-lum qa2]-aq-qa2-as#-su2# u3 pa-ga-ar-szu [mi-it-ha-ri-isz]
2'. ik#-ta#-na-as,-s,a-[a] _i3#-dab {d}masz-tab-[ba]
3'. _ASZ_ a-wi#-lum sze-er-ha#-an# i#-ir-ti-szu te-bu#-[u2-ma]
4'. u3 tu#-qa2-ar mu-uh#-hi#-szu# ka-s,i na#-[hi-id]
5'. _ASZ_ ma-ar#-s,u2 pa-ri-id-ma# u3# it-te-[x x x] / _i3-dab#_ li-li#-[i-im]
6'. _ASZ_ ma-ar-s,u2# zu-mu-ur-szu i-mi-im-[ma i-ka-s,i] / u3 s,i-bi#-is-su2 it-ta#-na-ki-ir _i3-dab# {d#}utu#_
7'. _ASZ_ ma-ar-s,u2 ka-li _u4#_-mi-im na-pu-usz-ma
8'. isz-tu qi2-id-da-at _u4_-mi-im ka-li mu-szi-im ma-ru-us, / _i3#-dab gidim-ma_
9'. _ASZ_ ma#-ar-s,u2 zu-mu-ur-szu mi-it-ha-ri-isz e-em
10'. uq#-qu2-uq i-na zu-um-ri-szu qa2-tum la i-ba-asz-szi
11'. hi-mi-it,# s,e#-e#-tim
12'. _ASZ_ a#-wi-lum sze-er-ha-an na-ak#-ka-ap-ti-szu sza i-mi-tim
13'. te-bu-u2 sza szu-me-lim ta#-a-ku u3 re-esz li-ib-bi-szu
14'. na-pi#-ih# _i3-dab_ ha-wi-i-tum
15'. _ASZ_ ma-ar-s,u2 ku-nu-uk ki-sza-di-i-szu pa-t,e-er
16'. sze-er-ha-nu-szu ta-a-ku na-hi-ra-szu it-ta-na-as,-ba-ta# / na-hi-id
17'. _ASZ_ ma#-ar-s,u2 i-na-szu da-ma-am! BI-ma-am ma-li-a
18'. [i-in]-szu s,a-pi-ir u3 s,i-ib-tu-szu ta-a-ku
19'. [u2]-ul# i-ba-al-lu-ut,
20'. [_ASZ_ ma]-ar#-s,u2 i-na-szu ga-al-ta ni#-szi# i-ni-szu pa-asz#-[ra]
21'. [ki-s,a]-al#-li-szu u2-ka-am-x [x] x im szu x
22'. x x x

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Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Divination
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Related publications

primary: CUSAS 18, 15

[George2013CUSAS18] George, Andrew R. 2013. Babylonian Divinatory Texts, Chiefly in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 18. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 2670
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-12-02 at 14:00:38	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 18, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251708.

CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry (No. P251708). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251708

CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251708 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P251708
LB  - CDLI:P251708
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251708
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 18, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251708.

CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry (No. P251708). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251708

CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251708 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P251708
LB  - CDLI:P251708
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - CUSAS 18, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251708
ER  -