BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 (P496586)

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

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 (EAE Venus F)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE Venus F)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P496586
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P496586

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	1883-01-18, 0739

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1883-0118-739

References

primary: BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739

[Pingree1988BPO3] Pingree, David E., and Erica Reiner. 1988. Vol. 3. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 12:48:29	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
2015-12-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496586.

BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 artifact entry (No. P496586). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496586 (Original work published 2015)

BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496586 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496586.

BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 artifact entry (No. P496586). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496586 (Original work published 2015)

BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496586 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BPO 3, 275, 1883-01-18, 0739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496586},
}

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