BRM 4, 20 (P296512)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01859

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

168.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P296512
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P296512

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	168.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	MLC 01859
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-001857
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	MLC.1859
CAMS Geography of Knowledge Corpus (CAMS/GKAB)	P296512
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P296512

References

primary: BRM 4, 20

[Clay1923BRM4] Clay, Albert T. 1923. Epics, Hymns, Omens and Other Texts. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Part 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: AfO 16, 1952/53, 65f

[Neugebauer1952/53AfO16] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1952-1953. “The „Dodekatemoria” in Babylonian Astrology.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 16: 65–66.
history: CCP 2.5 (<http://ccp.yale.edu/P296512>)

[sec62133] N.d.
history: Ebeling, OrNS 23, 1954, 52

[sec62136] N.d.
history: AfO 14 (pp. 251-284), 251-84

[Ungnad1941/44AfO14[2]] Ungnad, Arthur. 1941-1944. “Besprechungskunst Und Astrologie in Babylonien.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 14: 251–84.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-13 at 10:47:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 4, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296512.

BRM 4, 20 artifact entry (No. P296512). (2024, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296512 (Original work published 2006)

BRM 4, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296512 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296512},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 4, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296512.

BRM 4, 20 artifact entry (No. P296512). (2024, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296512 (Original work published 2006)

BRM 4, 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296512 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {BRM 4, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296512},
}

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