BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 (P496527)

Astrology tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 048089

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology (EAE Jupiter B)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Astrology (EAE Jupiter B)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P496527
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P496527

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 048089
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0798

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.48089
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-1103-798

References

primary: BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089

[Pingree2005BPO4] Reiner, Erica, and David E. Pingree. 2005. Vol. 4. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Malibu, Ca : Undena Publications.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 300

[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
2025-04-12 at 15:36:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-12 at 15:20:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 12:50:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2015-12-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496527.

BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 artifact entry (No. P496527). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496527 (Original work published 2015)

BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496527 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496527.

BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 artifact entry (No. P496527). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496527 (Original work published 2015)

BPO 4, 201 B, BM 048089 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496527 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496527},
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