CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 (P452131)

Divination tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

-

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (omens from births)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning missing
1'. [...] _dab#?_-su
2'. [...] x-ku _igi_
3'. [...] x _il2_-szi
4'. [...] x-li _ug7_
5'. [...] x _ug7_
6'. [...] _tuku_-szi
7'. [... x]-szi
8'. [...] x
  rest missing
column 2
  beginning missing
1'. _[be nundum]_ ku6#-lu2-u18-lu gar_ s,il-tu ul i-zi2#?-[ib-szu2]
2'. [1(u)] 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gid2-da-mesz_-ma s,ap-ra
3'. _be nundum_ ku-li-lu _gar_ kib-ra _tuku_-szi
4'. 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gid2-da-mesz_-ma
5'. _be nundum_ ku-za-zi _gar uku2_-in
6'. _ninda_ ma-'-da _nu gu7_
7'. _be nundum_ masz-ti _gar_ ina _{gisz}tukul gaz nundum_ ku-za-zi
8'. _be nundum_ s,i-ba-ri _gar nig2-tuku_-ma _uku2_
9'. _disz_-it _murub4_-tim _gid2-da_-ma
10'. _be nundum sa-a gar_ ik-ka-as, _su6-mesz_-szu2
11'. ina _ugu te-mesz_-szu2 e-la-ni
12'. ina _ugu_ suq-ti-szu2 za-rat u kab-ba-rat
13'. _be nundum szah gar_ gi-ra-nu-szu2 _nu gal2_-szi
14'. sza2 _nundum-mesz_-szu2 _an-ta_ u _ki-ta_ sze-'-ra
15'. _su6 sig2-hi-a gar igi-min_-szu2 iz-ziz-za
16'. _[be] nundum# szid-mesz_ la a-ha-mesz zi-za
17'. _[be] nundum# ge6 gar_ s,il-tu ul _tag4_-su
18'. [...] x-tu i-ma-szid-su
19'. [...] [...] x u qu-un-nu-na
20'. [...] _da gar_ i-te-ik-ki-ik
21'. [...] _u4-mesz_-szu2 _su3-mesz_-ma
22'. [...] _en zi_-szu2 _gen-mesz_-ni
23'. [...] x ina _gisz gaz_
24'. [...] x kab-ba-ra
25'. [...] x ina _{gisz}tukul ra_
26'. [...] x _kalag gu7?_
27'. [...] x-su
  rest missing
reverse
  surface missing

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Divination (omens from births)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P452131

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number 1881-02-04, 0199

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1881,0204.199
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P452131
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0204-199

References

  • primary: CT 28, 41, 1881-02-04, 0199

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

  • history: TBP, 12c

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-22 at 10:08:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-10-01 at 14:11:11 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-20 at 14:25:01 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-20 at 14:15:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 28, Pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452131.
CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry (No. P452131). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452131 (Original work published 2013)
CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452131 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452131},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 28, Pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452131.
CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry (No. P452131). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452131 (Original work published 2013)
CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452131 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {CT 28, pl. 41, 1881-02-04, 0199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452131},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
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