CTN 4, 076 (P363491)

Divination tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (physiognomic omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 79.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning missing
1'. [...] _gar dingir_ [...]
2'. [...] _x-mesz en_ ni x [...]
3'. [...] _gar dingir_ [...]
4'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz) _gar_ it-ta-x [...]
5'. [...] 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar sza3-bi du10-ga gar_-[szu2]
6'. [... 1(u)] 5(disz) _gar_ ina x x _sumun?_-bar#?
7'. [... 2(gesz2)] 3(u) _gar_ i-szal-lim x na x
8'. [...] _gar zarah2# tuku_
9'. [...] _gar sza3 hul# tuku_
10'. [...] x _gar_ tam-t,a-a-tum
11'. [...] _gar_ ḫa : ib-szu ma-du
12'. [...] _gar sig5_-iq
13'. [...] _nig2-szu_-ma _uku2_
14'. [...] x x
15'. [...] _sza3?_ x [...]
  rest missing
reverse
  beginning missing
1'. [...] _sza3_ [...]
2'. [...] _sza3_-szu2 _du10-ga#_
3'. [...] _apin_-su x gas, x [x]
4'. [...] _apin-bi_ na x x x [x]
5'. [...] _dumu_-szu2 _la2_-[szu2?]
6'. [...] _dumu_-szu2 x x x [x]
7'. [...] x [x]
8'. [...] x x [x]
9'. [...] x _nu-du3-du3_ [x]
10'. [...] x _du3-du3#_ [x]
11'. [...] _en inim_-szu2 x [...]
12'. [...] x x x [...]
13'. [...] x [...]
  rest missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 79.0 wide
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  • primary: CTN 4, 76

    [Wiseman1996CTN4] Wiseman, Donald J., and Jeremy A. Black. 1996. Literary Texts from the Temple of Nabû. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 4. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) Provenience Comments:

    Ezida

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  • Excavation No: ND 04405/41
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-12-17 at 16:07:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-12-17 at 16:00:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
2007-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CTN 4, 076 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363491.
CTN 4, 076 artifact entry (No. P363491). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363491 (Original work published 2007)
CTN 4, 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363491 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2023CTN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CTN 4, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363491},
}


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