BM 032284 (P557140)

Astral sciences 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 032284

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557140
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557140

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 032284
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 2012

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-14 at 19:54:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 032284 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557140.

BM 032284 artifact entry (No. P557140). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557140 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032284 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557140 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	month = {may 27},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557140},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/27/
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 032284 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557140.

BM 032284 artifact entry (No. P557140). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557140 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032284 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557140 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {BM 032284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557140},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557140
LB  - CDLI:P557140
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BM 032284 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557140
ER  -