MUL.APIN, text N (P496531)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033724 + BM 033779

Period

-

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (mul.apin)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (mul.apin)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P496531

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033724 + BM 033779
Accession Number Rm 4, 282 + Rm 4, 337

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33779
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-IV-337

References

  • primary: MUL.APIN, text N

    [Hunger1989MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and David E. Pingree. 1989. Mul.Apin : An Astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 24. Horn, Austria : F. Berger.

  • history: JCS 69 (pp. 247-260), 252

    [Fincke2017JCS69] Fincke, Jeanette C. 2017. “Additional MUL.APIN Fragments in the British Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 69: 247–60.

  • history: MUL.APIN (updated edition), text N

    [Hunger2019MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and John M. Steele. 2019. The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. London : Routledge.

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-04 at 17:05:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 10:39:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-10 at 15:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-19 at 09:51:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-18 at 09:46:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-08 at 16:05:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-25 at 10:01:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-12-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MUL.APIN, Text N Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496531.
MUL.APIN, text N artifact entry (No. P496531). (2025, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496531 (Original work published 2015)
MUL.APIN, text N artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496531 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {MUL.{APIN}, text {N} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496531},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MUL.APIN, Text N Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496531.
MUL.APIN, text N artifact entry (No. P496531). (2025, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496531 (Original work published 2015)
MUL.APIN, text N artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496531 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2025MUL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {MUL.{APIN}, text {N} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496531},
}


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