CT 28, pl. 37, 1879-07-08, 0089 (P394229)

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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British Museum, London, UK

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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 (omens from births)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _[DISZ gu2_-su _suhur_ ina _egir kar_ ina] szer3#-ti _e3_ sza2 _suhur sag-du_-szu2 _en gu2_-szu2 _disz_-it-ma
2. [... i]-szar2-ru3 sza2 _gu2_-su _lugud2-da_-ma u ka-bar
3. [... ina _nu]_ ku-UZU _gen-gen_-ak sza2 ina da-ba-bi-szu2 ha-an-t,u
4. [... ] x _u4-mesz_-szu2 sza2 _gu2_-su _sig_-ma u _gid2-da_
5. [... ut]-tu-u2 _zah2_ sza2 ina da-ba-bi-szu2 _kir4_-szu2 _nim_-u2
6. [...] _ka# dingir# kar_-ir _suhur_ ina _ugu gu2_-szu2 _nu tuku_-u
7. [...] _gar#_ lu-u2 _dingir_ [lu]-u2 _lugal dugud_-su sza2 _gu2_-su _szub-szub_-u
8. _[DISZ] gu2#_ u4-gal-li _gar u4-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz_ sza2 _gu2_-su _lugud2-da_-ma u _uzu diri_-u
9. _DISZ gu2 gu4-ninda2 gar_ ul-lu-us, _sza3_-bi _tuku_-szi sza2 ina _gen_-szu2 _te-mesz_-szu2 ana ku-tal-li-szu2 _szub-szub_-u
10. _DISZ_ ina _gen_-szu2 ana _egir_-szu2-ma# _gid2 na bi_ e-ma _gen_-ku _sze-ga_
11. _DISZ_ ina _gen_-szu2 _an_-e ina-t,al _gaba-ri nu tuku_-szi
12. _DISZ_ ina _du11-du11_-szu2 ne-eh# _na bi_ ka-bat _sag-du tuku_-szi
13. _DISZ_ ina _du11-du11_-szu2 [...] a-ha-mesz na-as2-qa _nig2-tuku tuku_-szi
14. _DISZ igi dingir gar_ x [... ina _nu_ ku]-UZU# _gen-gen_-ak sza2 kib-ri _igi-min_-szu2 a-ha-mesz na-at,2-lum
15. _DISZ_ pa-ni la x [...] x sza2 _igi-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da_-ma _sa-mesz_ ina _ugu igi-mesz_-szu2 _nu il2_
16. _DISZ_ pa-ni _mi2 gar_ i-szar2-ru3 sza2 _igi-mesz_-szu2 _dagal-mesz_-ma _gisz-har-mesz_ <<szu2>> pa-ni-szu2 ia-'-nu
17. _DISZ_ pa-ni _pesz_-asz _inim nu gar-ra du11-du11_-ub
18. _DISZ_ pa-ni _sig nig2-gur11_-szu2 _pesz_-asz
19. _DISZ szu-min za3-mi2 gar ha-la dingir_ u _lugal gu7_ sza2 am-ma-tu-szu2
20. kab-ba-ra#-ma _suhusz_ kap-pi-szu2 hi-it-mu
21. _DISZ szu-min_ la-bi _gar_ i11-szar3 qip-tam _du3_-[usz] sza2 _sa-mesz_ ina _ugu szu-min_ ma-'-da
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1. _DISZ szu-min_-szu2 bi-na-a-ti i-sza2-a _ha-la szuku tuku_-szi
2. _DISZ szu-min_-szu2 _eme-dir gar_ ana _{gisz}banszur? dingir_ u _lugal_ is-su u2-bal sza2 _szu-si-mesz szu-min_-szu2 kup-pu-pa
  single ruling
3. _DISZ szu-si-mesz_-szu2 ki-is,-s,u-ra _sag mi2_ u _geme2 tuku_-szi sza2 _szu-min_-szu2 _sig2_ lah3-ma
4. _DISZ szu-si-mesz_-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz ibila gi-na tuku_-szi
  single ruling
5. _DISZ szu-min_ ra-bi-s,i _gar_ ni-me-lam _igi_-mar sza2 am-ma-tu-szu2 _sig2_ lah3-ma
6. _DISZ gir3-min uz-tur gar_ i-kab#-bit _gir3-mesz_-szu2 _pesz-mesz_-ma _ki diri-mesz_
7. _DISZ gir3-min bal-gi{ku6} gar ha-la dingir_ u _{gisz}tukul gu7_ sza2 _gir3-min_-szu2
8. kas3-pa2-ma ki-s,ir _szu-si-me nu tuku_-u
9. _DISZ gir3-min gu4 gar sze#_ u _eb-bu _tuku_-szi sza2 _u-mesz gir3-min_-szu2 pur-ru-sa3
10. _DISZ gir3-min_ szu-ra-ni _gar_ qip-[t]am _du3_-usz sza2 ina _gen_szu2 _ni2_-szu2 _nigin_-da
11. _DISZ gir3-min tu{muszen} gar_ ir-bu sa-dir-szu2 sza2 ina _gen_-szu2 _sahar-hi-a_ u2-sap-pa-hu
12. _DISZ nundum_ ma-gal _gid2-da ibila_-szu2 i11-szar2-ru3
13. _DISZ nundum szah mar kala us2-mesz_-szu2 _nundum-mesz_-szu2 _an-ta_-tum _ki-ta_-tum sze-'-ra
  single ruling
14. sza2-lal-ti _im-gid2-da_ alam-dim2-me-e _bar-mesz_ sza2 ina _{gisz}li-u5-um nu sar_
  single ruling
15. _[DISZ_ x] un-ni-ni _gar_ mim3-mu# bi-szu kin ad lit ana _ad_-szu2 _gar_-an
16. [...] _a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki}_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 28, 37, 1879-07-08, 0089

    [Handcock1910CT28] Handcock, Percy S. 1910. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 28.

  • history: TBP, 24

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

  • history: (<http://ccp.yale.edu/, P394229>)

    [sec100845] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02166 + Rm 0935 + 1879-07-08, 0089

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-24 at 06:53:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-11-21 at 18:47:33 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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
2019-05-28 at 15:33:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-12-19 at 11:48:12 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-12-19 at 11:15:45 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-12-19 at 11:07:50 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
“CT 28, Pl. 37, 1879-07-08, 0089 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394229.
CT 28, pl. 37, 1879-07-08, 0089 artifact entry (No. P394229). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394229 (Original work published 2010)
CT 28, pl. 37, 1879-07-08, 0089 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394229 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 28, pl. 37, 1879-07-08, 0089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394229},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394229},
}


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