CT 51, 124 (P285986)

Omens tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034718

Period

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Omens

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tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning missing
1'. [...] DA
2'. [...]
3'. [... x]-szu2
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] x
rest missing
column 2
beginning missing
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] x x x BI [...]
3'. [... x]-szu2 x x x [...]
4'. [...] _lu2-bi dumu-mesz_ [...]
5'. [...] _lu2-bi dumu-mesz_-szu2 x [...]
6'. [...] _gar_ qa-a-bi _hul# [us2-mesz_-szu2]
7'. [_DISZ_ ina _ki?]-ta# igi-mesz_-szu2# _gar_ qa-a-bi _{munus}sig5# [us2-mesz_-szu2]
8'. [_DISZ_ ina _ki-]ta igi 1(u) 5(disz) gar dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dingir nu [tuku]-mesz#_
9'. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta igi 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dingir tuku#-mesz#_
10'. _DISZ igi#-mesz_-szu2 _diri-mesz x-mesz_-szu2 i-[x x] x _su-mesz_
11'. _DISZ_ he-pi2 _gar_ x-ri-e x u _te_-szu2 _ugu_-szu2
12'. _DISZ_? ana _en#? inim_ sza2 x
13'. _DISZ_ he-pi2 sza2 u2-s,a-am#-mar# _nu kur_-ad2
14'. _DISZ_ he-pi2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ sza2 u2-s,a-am#-mar _kur_-ad2
15'. _DISZ_ ina _murub4 1(u) 5(disz) gar en inim_-szu2# _na#? igi_-szu
16'. _DISZ_ he-pi2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar en inim_-szu2# _na#? igi_-mar
17'. _DISZ_ ina _murub4 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ i-zi-[im]-ta-szu2 _nu kur_-ad2
18'. _DISZ_ he-pi2 _na bi_ ru du man ina _gig_-ti
19'. _du_-a i-zi-im-ta#-szu2# _kur_-ad2
20'. [_DISZ_ ina] _suhusz kir4 1(u) 5(disz) gar#_ [x x x] x-szu2 _zah2_
21'. [_DISZ_ ina] _suhusz# kir 2(gesz2) 3(u) [gar_ x x x]-a _tuku_-szi
22'. [... he]-pi2 _kir4 gar_ ana lim-na-ni _gaz_
23'. [...] u2-s,a-am-mar _nu kur_-ad2
24'. [...] _kir4# gar_ ana _en inim_-szu2 i-qad-da-ad
25'. [...] qid#-da-at la ma-ru-usz-tam
26'. [...] _nig2-gig_-szu2 usz-tab-bal
27'. [... 1(u)] 5(disz) _gar_ s,u2-mi-ra-ti-szu2 _nu kur_-ad2
28'. [...] _gar_ s,u2-mi-ra-ti-szu2 _kur_-ad2
29'. [...] _ki-szu2!_ i-nam-ziq
single ruling
30'. [... x]-nam#-da-ru _kur_-su
31'. [... x]-da-ru _nu kur_-su
32'. [... x]-szu2# _dib-dib_-su
33'. [...] _du10#-ga_
34'. [... x]-tu# _kur_-ad2
rest missing
column 3
beginning missing
1'. [...] _diri#-mesz_ u2-[x ...]
single ruling
2'. [...] _gar#_ tu-usz-szu2 _ugu_-szu2 _szub#_ [...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu eme 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ ina _szub ka dib_ [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu eme 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ ina _szub ka_ isz-szar#-[x ...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta eme 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ ina ma-mit _dingir ba#_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta eme 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ i-tam-ma x [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina ap-pi _eme an-ta gar_ ina szil-lat _ka#_ [...]
8'. _DISZ_ ina ap-pi _eme ki-ta gar_ szi-il-la# [...]
9'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu ha-la eme an-ta gar ka#_ [...]
10'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu ha-la eme ki-ta gar_ ina _mu#_ [...]
11'. ina _sig5_-tim _gen-mesz_ : ana _{gisz}pan_ x [...]
12'. _DISZ eme_-szu2 _diri-mesz_ u _eme_-szu2 [...]
single ruling
13'. _DISZ_ ina ab-ur _eme_-szu2 _an-ta_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gar#_ [...]
14'. _DISZ min an-ta 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar sza3_ [...]
15'. _DISZ ki-ta 1(u) 5(disz) gar_ bi-ri-isz# [...]
16'. [... x]-ri#-isz x ad
17'. [...] sa?-dir
16'. _DISZ min ki-ta 2(gesz2) 3(u) gar_ x [...]
17'. _DISZ min an-ta diri-mesz kimin eme_ [...]
single ruling
18'. _DISZ_ ina _nundum gar_ tu-usz-szu2 ina [...]
19'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu nundum an-ta_ [...]
20'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu nundum an_ [...]
21'. _DISZ_ ina _nundum an-ta#_ [...]
22'. _DISZ_ ina _nundum ki-ta#_ [...]
23'. _DISZ_ ina _sza3 ha-la nundum#_ [...]
24'. _DISZ_ ina _sza3 ha-la nundum#_ [...]
25'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu ha-la nundum#_ [...]
26'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu ha-la nundum#_ [...]
27'. _DISZ_ ina _ugu ha-la nundum_ x [...] _nig2-tuku#_ [...]
28'. _DISZ_ x x [...]
rest missing
reverse
column 1
column missing
column 2
beginning missing
1'. _DISZ_ x x x [...]
2'. _DISZ_ ina szu masz2 tur [...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina x x tur 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ x [...] x [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 2(disz)-ti 1(u) 5(disz) _gar_ x x x [...] xx [...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 2(disz)-ti 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ [...] x x x [...] _gen-gen_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 _murub4_-ti 3(disz)-ti _gar_ [...] x x [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 _murub4_-ti 3(disz)-ti _gar_ x [...] x x [...]
8'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 4(disz)-ti 1(u) 5(disz) x x [...]
9'. _DISZ_ ina _min_-szu2 4(disz)-ti 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar_ x [...]
10'. _DISZ KIMIN_ tur 1(u) 5(disz) _gar_ me-si-[ra ...]
11'. [...] x x x x [...]
rest missing
column 3
beginning missing
1'. [...] x-a-ti
2'. [...] x x _zi_-ah
3'. [...]
4'. [...] x x da
5'. [...] x ma
6'. [...] x
7'. [...] x
8'. [...] x
rest missing

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Astral sciences > Omens
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Related publications

primary: CT 51, 124

[Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AfO Beih 27, 184

[Böck2000AfOBeih27] Böck, Barbara. 2000. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Morphoskopie. Archiv Für Orientforschung, Beiheft 27. Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 034718
Accession No.: Sp 2, 0207 + Sp 2, 0313

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-27 at 18:50:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-22 at 18:28:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2016-11-18 at 14:14:23	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-16 at 12:49:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-15 at 23:37:43	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-15 at 23:35:19	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-15 at 23:20:59	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-15 at 23:16:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI	approved
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.34718) (BM.34718)
The British Museum Collection (W_Sp-II-207) (W_Sp-II-207)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285986.

CT 51, 124 artifact entry (No. P285986). (2025, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285986 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 124 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285986 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {CT 51, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285986},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285986.

CT 51, 124 artifact entry (No. P285986). (2025, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285986 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 124 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285986 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {CT 51, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285986},
}

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DA  - 2025/4/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285986
LB  - CDLI:P285986
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - CT 51, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285986
ER  -