CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 (P397674)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

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 > Astral sciences

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P397674
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P397674

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 08538

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.8538
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P397674
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-8538

References

primary: CT 33, pl. 10, K. 8538

[King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Koch, Jahannes, NABU 2008/059

[sec103248] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:07:10	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 33, Pl. 10, K 08538 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P397674.

CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 artifact entry (No. P397674). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397674 (Original work published 2010)

CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397674 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 10, {K} 08538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397674},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 33, Pl. 10, K 08538 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P397674.

CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 artifact entry (No. P397674). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397674 (Original work published 2010)

CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397674 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 10, {K} 08538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397674},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P397674
LB  - CDLI:P397674
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 10, K 08538 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P397674
ER  -