BOC pl. 22 K 21542 (P419812)

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

Cite

Photo

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

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P419812
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P419812

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 21542

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.21542
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P419812
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-21542

References

primary: BOQ, pl. 22 K 21542

[Lambert2007BOQ] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2007. Babylonian Oracle Questions. Mesopotamian Civilizations 13. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-136-8.html.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 19:08:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-07 at 09:32:13	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-06-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BOC Pl. 22 K 21542 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P419812.

BOC pl. 22 K 21542 artifact entry (No. P419812). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P419812 (Original work published 2011)

BOC pl. 22 K 21542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P419812 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P419812},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BOC Pl. 22 K 21542 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P419812.

BOC pl. 22 K 21542 artifact entry (No. P419812). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P419812 (Original work published 2011)

BOC pl. 22 K 21542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P419812 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BOC pl. 22 {K} 21542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P419812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P419812},
}

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