If a city, vol. 1, 239 (P421797)

Omens tablet 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 030431

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Omens

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Omens
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P421797
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P421797

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030431
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0157

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.30431
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P421797
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1876-1117-157

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-28 at 08:04:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-24 at 19:30:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Stadhouders, Henry	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“If a City, Vol. 1, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421797.

If a city, vol. 1, 239 artifact entry (No. P421797). (2025, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421797 (Original work published 2011)

If a city, vol. 1, 239 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421797 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“If a City, Vol. 1, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421797.

If a city, vol. 1, 239 artifact entry (No. P421797). (2025, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421797 (Original work published 2011)

If a city, vol. 1, 239 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421797 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P421797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P421797},
}

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