OB extispicy 17 (P511846)

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 087572

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	P511846
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P511846

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 087572
Accession Number	1900-10-16, 0082

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.87572
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1900-1016-82

References

primary: OB extispicy, 17

[Jeyes1989OBextispicy] Jeyes, Ulla. 1989. Old Babylonian Extispicy : Omen Texts in the British Museum. Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-30 at 13:50:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 07:15:55	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OB Extispicy 17 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511846.

OB extispicy 17 artifact entry (No. P511846). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511846 (Original work published 2018)

OB extispicy 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511846 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	month = {jun 30},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511846},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OB Extispicy 17 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511846.

OB extispicy 17 artifact entry (No. P511846). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511846 (Original work published 2018)

OB extispicy 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511846 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 30},
	title = {OB extispicy 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511846},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P511846
LB  - CDLI:P511846
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - OB extispicy 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511846
ER  -