TBP 38a (P394166)

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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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

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Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ina _sag-du lu2 gar_ ni-s,ir-tam _igi_-[mar]
2. _DISZ sag-du lu2_ ma-lu-u2 i-lap-pi-[in]
3. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na zag gar_ mu-s,al-[li ...]
4. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du na gub3 gar_ usz-ta-mat,-[t,a]
5. _DISZ sag-du na zag_ ma-lu-u2 mim-mu-szu2 ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_-ak [...]
6. sa-dir-szu2 ana ni-me-li-szu ma-an-nu-um-ma ki ia-a-ti-ma i-qab-bi ni-[x ...]
7. _DISZ sag-du na gub3_ ma-lu-u2 ma-la _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
8. _DISZ_ ina _ha-la sag-du_-szu2 _gar_ mim-ma la _ur5_-tu2 _szu_-[su? _kur_-ad2]
9. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-szu2 _zag gar_ mim-ma ina _uru_ asz2-bu _szu_ [...]
10. _DISZ_ ina nak-kap-ti-<szu2> _gub3 gar_ mim-ma _tuku_-u2 [ana _igi_-szu2 _gen_]
11. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _zag gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu i-szar2-ru3 x [...]
12. _DISZ_ ina _sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar_ ina _uru_ asz2-bu _[uku2_-in]
13. [_DISZ_] ina _ki-ta sig7-igi-szu2 _zag gar im-ri-a_ [...]
14. _DISZ_ ina _ki-ta sig7-igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar sza3 hul us2-us2#_-[szu2?]
15. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _zag gar na bi nig2-tuku_ [...]
16. _DISZ_ ina ka-kul-ti _igi_-szu2 _gub3 gar e2_-su [...]
17. _DISZ_ [...] x x x-szu2# _zag gar_ e-tel-lu-tu# [...]
18. _DISZ_ [...] _gar_ ina _{gisz}[tukul gaz]_
19. _DISZ_ [...] u2-s,a-am#-[ma-ru ...]
20. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3 hul_ [...]
21. _DISZ_ [...] mim#-ma _tuku#_ [...]
22. _DISZ_# [...] x
23. [...] x
24. [... x]-szi
25. [... i]-nam#-mar
26. [...] _gu7_
27. [...] _gen-gen_
28. [...] _e3_
29. [...] ul#-tab-bar
30. [... _x]-mesz tuku_-szi
31. [... x]-szu2 _dumu-munus tuku_-szi
32. _DISZ#_ [...] id#-dal-lah
33. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
34. _DISZ_ [... x]-ah ud
35. _DISZ_ [...] _sza3-bi nu du10#-[ga]_
36. _DISZ_ [...] _nu tuku_-szi#
37. _DISZ_ [...] x _zah2_
38. _DISZ_ [...] _nu# tuku_-szi
39. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7# diri_-ar2
40. _DISZ_ [...] _gu7 nu diri_-ar2
41. _DISZ_ [...] ud-ma ana _gen-me_
42. _DISZ_ [...] _tuku_-szi
43. _DISZ_ [... _sza3-bi] nu du10-ga_
44. [_DISZ_ ...] _tuku_-szi
45. [_DISZ_ ... x]-ri#? _gen-gen_
46. [...] x _gen#-gen#_
rest missing
reverse
beginning missing
1'. _DISZ_ [ina kin-s,i-szu2 _zag gar_ ...]
2'. _DISZ_ ina kin-s,i-szu2 _gub3# gar_ [...]
3'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
4'. _DISZ_ ina sza-pu-li-szu2 _gub3 gar_ [...]
5'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu2 _zag gar_ [...]
6'. _DISZ_ ina a-si-di-szu3 _gub3 gar_ [...]
7'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _zag gar_ x [...]
8'. _DISZ_ ina ki-s,il-li-szu2 _gub3 gar nam_ x x [...]
9'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 _zag gar_ ana gaba:ri-szu2 _szu_-su _[la2]_-as,
10'. _DISZ_ ina _gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _gar e ti_ he-pi2 _asz_
11'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-u2 _zag# gar_ ina te-ir-ti-u2! _{du}du10 sza3-bi gar_-szu2
12'. _DISZ_ ina _murgu gir3_-szu2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _gar ka_-szu2 _idim_-ma _szesz-mesz_-szu2 u2-za-qa2-ru-szu2
13'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 ka-la _gir3_-szu2 _ta_ gisz-szi-szu2 _en murgu gir3_-szu2 1(u) 5(disz) _diri_ i-tar-ra-as, ina _sig5_ i-kal-la
14'. _DISZ kimin gub3 diri-mesz_ uh-tam-mar ul i-tar-ra-as,
15'. _DISZ_ pi-in-du-u2 s,a-ar-pu-ti ka-la pag-ri-szu2# _diri-mesz_ ma-lu-u2
16'. _u4-mesz_-szu2 _gid2-da-mesz_ ul-tab-bar
17'. _DISZ sa5-mesz diri ibila_-szu2 _ug7_
18'. _DISZ sig7-mesz diri kur_-ti _szu tuku_-szi
19'. _DISZ ge6-mesz diri_ tam-t,a-a-tum
20'. _DISZ_ du-'-mu-ti _diri sza3 hul_
21'. _DISZ_ bu-ru-mu-ti ka-s,a-ru!-ti _diri sza3-bi nu du10-ga_
single ruling
22'. _DISZ_ ina _sag-du lu2 ib szub-mesz na bi_ ki-a-am _nig2-tuku_ ki-a-am _uku2_
23'. _kur {m}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki}_

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

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primary: TBP 38a,

[Kraus1939-164301] Kraus, Fritz R. 1939.
history: Holma, OT 01 K 02063 +,

[sec102363] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 02063 + K 04059

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-10-01 at 14:11:12	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2016-11-18 at 14:10:55	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-16 at 15:42:32	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2016-11-16 at 15:36:43	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI	approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Michalowski, Piotr	The British Museum Collection	CDLI	approved

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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (K.2063)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.4059)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P394166)
The British Museum Collection (W_K-2063)

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“TBP 38a Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394166.

TBP 38a artifact entry (No. P394166). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394166 (Original work published 2010)

TBP 38a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394166 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {TBP 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394166},
}

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