Venus Tablet · K.160 · K.160
A Nineveh copy preserving older Venus observations and omen material.
Record reviewed 2026-11-05 ·
- Catalogue reference
- K.160
- Institution / route
- British Museum
- Region / collection context
- Mesopotamia
- Language
- Akkadian
- Physical form
- Clay tablet
- Translation evidence
- English edition located
- Access route
- Public source route
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What the record covers
Witness C in Reiner and Pingree’s 1975 comparison; it does not preserve the opening omens used in the first reading example.
Edition and translation
Reiner and Pingree, Enūma Anu Enlil Tablet 63 (1975); opening translated omens use other witnesses.
The open research question
Match omen numbers, witness sigla and each English rendering before using an observation for chronology.
Image and publication rights
Institution-hosted reading route. No image redistribution or new translation licence recorded for Babylon.
Dates and historical context
Seventh century BCE · copy
Copy evidence. The earlier period described by the observations is a separate dating question.
Dates for a copy or material do not automatically establish the date of composition, the events narrated, or a symbolic cycle.
Carry the reading into Babylon
Begin with the surviving words and the edition’s own uncertainty. Then explore Babylon’s named teaching with the Father and Yeshua at its devotional centre. Every reader keeps their dignity, judgement and freedom to question.
Learning in the Light
In Babylon, the Father’s light opens perspective, learning and a chosen next step. Your worth remains intact. Every person is sovereign, with dignity, freedom and room to grow.
Read the learning principle ↗Passage and translation coverage
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Passage and translation coverage ↗Read the selected passage study
Enūma Anu Enlil 63, omen 8 · witness C lines 1′–3′ · Witness siglum and edition unit checked
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