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BM 034528 (P254413)

Astrology tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034528

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 19-20)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 19-20)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: AfO Beih. 22, EAE 19-20

[Rochberg-Halton1988AfOBeih22] Rochberg-Halton, Francesca. 1988. Aspects of Babylonian Celestial Divination : The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enūma Anu Enlil. Vol. 22. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 293

[Reiner1998CM10] Reiner, Erica. 1998. “Celestial Omen Tablets and Fragments in the British Museum.” Eine Festschrift Für Rykle Borger Zu Seinem 65. Geburtstag Am 24. Mai 1994 : Tikip Santakki Mala Bašmu, Cuneiform Monographs, 10: 215–302.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 034528
Accession No.: Sp 0653

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-02 at 15:18:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-30 at 07:38:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:30:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-10 at 15:17:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.34528) (BM.34528)
British Museum Collection (W_SP-654) (W_SP-654)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 034528 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254413.

BM 034528 artifact entry (No. P254413). (2025, May 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Original work published 2005)

BM 034528 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254413},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 034528 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254413.

BM 034528 artifact entry (No. P254413). (2025, May 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Original work published 2005)

BM 034528 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254413},
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