CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 (P452381)

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

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 > Divination

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

20130621 bmcat: part of a clay tablet, 16 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.

CDLI number	P452381
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P452381

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 60.0 mm
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	1881-07-27, 0104

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1881,0727.104
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P452381
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0727-104

References

primary: CT 40, 42, 1881-07-27, 0104

[Gadd1927CT40] Gadd, Cyril John. 1927. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 40.
history: Bezold C 1896a

[Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 40, Pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452381.

CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry (No. P452381). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452381 (Original work published 2013)

CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452381 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452381},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 40, Pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452381.

CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry (No. P452381). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452381 (Original work published 2013)

CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452381 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {CT 40, pl. 42, 1881-07-27, 0104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452381},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P452381
M1  - 2026/10/10/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452381
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