OB extispicy 07 (P511837)

Divination tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 083007

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P511837
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P511837

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 083007
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 0170

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1883-0121-170

References

primary: OB extispicy, 07

[Jeyes1989OBextispicy] Jeyes, Ulla. 1989. Old Babylonian Extispicy : Omen Texts in the British Museum. Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 123

[Geller1990BSOAS53] Geller, Markham J. 1990. “Reviewed Works: Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. VI, VII & VIII.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53 (1): 121–23.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-22 at 09:48:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-30 at 13:50:19	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
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OB Extispicy 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P511837.

OB extispicy 07 artifact entry (No. P511837). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511837 (Original work published 2018)

OB extispicy 07 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511837 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {OB extispicy 07 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511837},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OB Extispicy 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P511837.

OB extispicy 07 artifact entry (No. P511837). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511837 (Original work published 2018)

OB extispicy 07 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511837 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {OB extispicy 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511837},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P511837
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - OB extispicy 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511837
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