BM 041053 (P461197)

Astrology tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 041053

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Commentary (commentaries ccp 3.1.20.C: Enūma Anu Enlil 20 (?))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Commentary (commentaries ccp 3.1.20.C: Enūma Anu Enlil 20 (?))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20131213 ccp: 3.1.20.C: Enūma Anu Enlil 20 (?)

CDLI number	P461197
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P461197

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 041053
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0600

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP)	P461197
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.41053
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P461197
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0428-600

References

history: (<http://ccp.yale.edu/, P461197>)

[sec100845] N.d.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 298

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50	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 18:07:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-24 at 06:53:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2013-12-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	Cuneiform Commentaries Project	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 041053 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P461197.

BM 041053 artifact entry (No. P461197). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461197 (Original work published 2013)

BM 041053 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461197 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BM 041053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461197},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 041053 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P461197.

BM 041053 artifact entry (No. P461197). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461197 (Original work published 2013)

BM 041053 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461197 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BM 041053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461197},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P461197
LB  - CDLI:P461197
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 041053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P461197
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