CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 (P452534)

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

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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 (omens from births)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 60.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning missing
1'. [...] i-[szar2-ru3]
2'. [...] i-szar2-ru3
3'. [...] _uku2#_-in
4'. [... ina _{gisz}]tukul gaz_
5'. [... x]-tam _gen_-ak
6'. [...] _ninda gu7_
7'. [...] _tuku_-szi
8'. [...] x ud-ma
9'. [...] _sumun#_-bar
10'. [... x]-ma
11'. [...] _zah2#_
12'. [...] _nig2#?-tuku_
13'. [...] _zah2#_
14'. [...] _gaz_
15'. [...] x-u2
16'. [...] _tuku#_-szi
17'. [...] _mesz_-szi-na
18'. [...] _dara4_
19'. [... ina _{gisz}]tukul gaz_
20'. [...] x x x
  rest missing
column 2
  beginning missing
1'. _be#_ [...]
2'. _be kir4#_ [...]
3'. sza2 x [...]
4'. _be kir4_ la-bi [...]
5'. sza2 _sag-du_-szu2 [...]
6'. _be kir4_ ha-risz s,a-[x ...]
7'. _be kir4_ sza2-ru-uh# [...]
8'. szar-hu [...]
9'. _be kir4_-szu2 _gid2-da_ x [...]
10'. _be kir4_-szu2 _lugud2-da nig2-tuku_ [...]
11'. _be kir4_-szu2 _gim {gisz}erin2 gar_ pu-[x ...]
12'. _murub4 kir4_-szu2 i-[x ...]
13'. _be kir4_ ka3-pi-ip# [...]
14'. _be_ ap-par-ri# [...]
15'. _igi_ szit-x [...]
16'. _be_ ap-par#-[ri ...]
  rest missing
reverse
  surface missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 60.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 28, 24, 1882-03-23, 0038

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

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

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

  • history: TBP, 12b

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1882-03-23, 0038

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-11-22 at 10:08:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-12-20 at 14:23:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-12-20 at 14:15:55 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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20130621 bmcat: part of a clay tablet, omens, 32 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.

Cite this Artifact
“CT 28, Pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452534.
CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 artifact entry (No. P452534). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452534 (Original work published 2013)
CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452534 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {CT 28, pl. 24, 1882-03-23, 0038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452534},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452534},
}


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