Fs Geller 134 (P512834)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029663

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination (List of sheep body parts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
  (all but the last 6 entries begin with with an "u" wedge)
obverse
column 1
1. _udu_
 en: The sheep:
2. qa2-aq-qa2-du
 en: head
3. ki-sza-a-du
 en: neck
4. na-ap-sza-at _udu_
 en: throat of the sheep
5. ki-im-s,um
 en: shin
6. is-rum?
 en: (leg part)
7. la-ar-si-nu
 en: fetlock
8. ki#-s,a-al-lu
 en: tarsal
9. ku!-ru
 en: (leg part)
10. ni-im-szu
 en: sciatic nerve
11. sza-ha-tum
 en: back of knee
12. pu-qu3-un-nu
 en: (body part)
13. zi-ib-ba-tum
 en: tail
14. qi2-in!-na-tum
 en: anus
15. i-ir!-tum
 en: breast
16. ka-as-ka-sum2#
 en: xiphoid
17. na#-a-a-ba-at
 en: floating rib
18. ku-nu-uk _udu_
 en: vertebra of the sheep
reverse
column 1
1. ra!-pa-asz-tum
 en: loins
2. [ki-is]-lum#
 en: transverse process
3. x x x
 en: ...
4. x x x
 en: ...
5. [x?] a?-lum
 en: ...
6. i-mi-it-tum#
 en: shoulder
7. s,e-lum
 en: rib-cage
8. t,u3-li-mu
 en: spleen
9. kar3-szum
 en: rumen
10. ri-qi2-tum
 en: omasum
11. ha-ab-szu-tum
 en: (stomach part)
12. ku#-ku#-ud#-ru
 en: abomasum
13. [sa3-ar]-ka#-at
 en: duodenum
14. [ku-ku]-ba-tum
 en: reticulum
15. su#-ru#-mu-um
 en: rectum
16. qi2-ir#-bu#
 en: small intestine
17. szu-uh#-hu
 en: caecum
18. ba-am-tum
 en: breast
19. sza-sza-al-lum
 en: back muscle
column 2
1. szu-up-tum
 en: (body part)
2. szu-pa-at szu-up-tim#
 en: (body part)
3. szu-ut-qu2
 en: cleft/esophagus
4. hi-im-s,um
 en: omentum
5. il-la-ab-bu!-hu#
 en: bladder
6. ka-li-tum
 en: kidney
7. ka-li-it bi-ir-ki
 en: testicles
8. pu-ug-lu
 en: (a mouth gland?)
9. ur-hu-du
 en: trachea
10. na-ap-sza-ru#
 en: uvula
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 029663
  • Accession No.: 1898-11-15, 0049

  • Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Sigrist: Larsa script

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-01-13 at 21:56:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-10-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Geller 134 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512834.
Fs Geller 134 artifact entry (No. P512834). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512834 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Geller 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512834 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Fs {Geller} 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512834},
}


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