TBP 38a (P394166)

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

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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

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ina _sag-du lu2 gar_ ni-s,ir-tam _igi_-[mar]
2. _DISZ sag-du lu2_ ma-lu-u2 i-lap-pi-[in]
3. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na zag gar_ mu-s,al-[li ...]
4. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na gub3 gar_ usz-ta-mat,-[t,a]
5. _DISZ sag-du na zag_ ma-lu-u2 mim-mu-szu2 ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_-ak [...]
6. sa-dir-szu2 ana ni-me-li-szu ma-an-nu-um-ma ki ia-a-ti-ma i-qab-bi ni-[x ...]
7. _DISZ sag-du na gub3_ ma-lu-u2 ma-la _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
8. _DISZ_ ina _ha-la sag-du_-szu2 _gar_ mim-ma la _ur5_-tu2 _szu_-[su? _kur_-ad2]
9. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma ina _uru_ asz2-bu _szu_ [...]
10. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-<szu2> _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
11. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _zag gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu i-szar2-ru3 x [...]
12. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu _[uku2_-in]
13. [_DISZ_] ina _ki-ta sig7-igi-szu2 _zag gar im-ri-a_ [...]
14. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar sza3 hul us2-us2#_-[szu2?]
15. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _zag gar na bi nig2-tuku_ [...]
16. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar e2_-su [...]
17. _DISZ_ [...] x x x-szu2# _zag gar_ e-tel-lu-tu# [...]
18. _DISZ_ [...] _gar_ ina _{gisz}[tukul gaz]_
19. _DISZ_ [...] u2-s,a-am#-[ma-ru ...]
20. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3 hul_ [...]
21. _DISZ_ [...] mim#-ma _tuku#_ [...]
22. _DISZ_# [...] x
23. [...] x
24. [... x]-szi
25. [... i]-nam#-mar
26. [...] _gu7_
27. [...] _gen-gen_
28. [...] _e3_
29. [...] ul#-tab-bar
30. [... _x]-mesz tuku_-szi
31. [... x]-szu2 _dumu-munus tuku_-szi
32. _DISZ#_ [...] id#-dal-lah
33. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
34. _DISZ_ [... x]-ah ud
35. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
36. _DISZ_ [...] _nu tuku_-szi#
37. _DISZ_ [...] x _zah2_
38. _DISZ_ [...] _nu# tuku_-szi
39. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7# diri_-ar2
40. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7 nu diri_-ar2
41. _DISZ_ [...] ud-ma ana _gen-me_
42. _DISZ_ [...] _tuku_-szi
43. _DISZ_ [... _sza3-bi] nu du10-ga_
44. [_DISZ_ ...] _tuku_-szi
45. [_DISZ_ ... x]-ri#? _gen-gen_
46. [...] x _gen#-gen#_
  rest missing
reverse
  beginning missing
1'. _DISZ_ [ina kin-s,i-szu2 _zag gar_ ...]
2'. _DISZ_ ina kin-s,i-szu2 _gub3# gar_ [...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _gub3 gar_ [...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu3 _gub3 gar_ [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _zag gar_ x [...]
8'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _gub3 gar nam_ x x [...]
9'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 _zag gar_ ana gaba:ri-szu2 _szu_-su _[la2]_-as,
10'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar e ti_ he-pi2 _asz_
11'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-u2 _zag# gar_ ina te-ir-ti-u2! _{du}du10 sza3-bi gar_-szu2
12'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar ka_-szu2 _idim_-ma _szesz-mesz_-szu2 u2-za-qa2-ru-szu2
13'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ka-la _gir3_-szu2 _ta_ gisz-szi-szu2 _en murgu gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _diri_ i-tar-ra-as, ina _sig5_ i-kal-la
14'. _DISZ kimin gub3 diri-mesz_ uh-tam-mar ul i-tar-ra-as,
15'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 s,a-ar-pu-ti ka-la pag-ri-szu2# _diri-mesz_ ma-lu-u2
16'. _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz_ ul-tab-bar
17'. _DISZ sa5-mesz diri ibila_-szu2 _ug7_
18'. _DISZ sig7-mesz diri kur_-ti _szu tuku_-szi
19'. _DISZ ge6-mesz diri_ tam-t,a-a-tum
20'. _DISZ_ du-'-mu-ti _diri sza3 hul_
21'. _DISZ_ bu-ru-mu-ti ka-s,a-ru!-ti _diri sza3-bi nu du10-ga_
  single ruling
22'. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du lu2 ib szub-mesz na bi_ ki-a-am _nig2-tuku_ ki-a-am _uku2_
23'. _kur {m}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki}_

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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
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  • primary: TBP, 38a

    [Kraus1939TBP] Kraus, Fritz R. 1939. Texte Zur Babylonischen Physiognomatik. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 3.

  • history: OT, 01 K 02063 +

    [Holma1923OT] Holma, Harri. 1923. Omen Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Leipzig .

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02063 + K 04059

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-21 at 16:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:44:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:24:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-10-01 at 14:11:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-11-18 at 14:10:55 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-16 at 15:42:32 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-16 at 15:36:43 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TBP 38a Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394166.
TBP 38a artifact entry (No. P394166). (2024, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Original work published 2010)
TBP 38a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394166 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2024TBP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {TBP 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394166},
}


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