LKU 081 (P414212)

Divination tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14566

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414212
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414212

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14566
Accession Number

References

primary: LKU, 81

[Falkenstein1931LKU] Falkenstein, Adam. 1931. “Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Uruk.”
history: WAW 36, text DPS 15 C

[Scurlock2014WAW36] Scurlock, JoAnn. 2014. Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine. Writings from the Ancient World 36.
citation: Labat TDP, p. XLVI-XLIX

[Labat1951TDP] Labat, René. 1951. Traité Akkadien de Diagnostics et Pronostics Médicaux. Paris : Académie internationale d’histoire des sciences.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-13 at 16:08:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-24 at 09:36:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-22 at 19:49:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-01 at 19:20:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-08-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LKU 081 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P414212.

LKU 081 artifact entry (No. P414212). (2026, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414212 (Original work published 2010)

LKU 081 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414212 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“LKU 081 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P414212.

LKU 081 artifact entry (No. P414212). (2026, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414212 (Original work published 2010)

LKU 081 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414212 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {LKU 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414212},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
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