BM 032486 (P557161)

Omens tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032486

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Omens

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Omens
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557161
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557161

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 032486
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 2223

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-05-27 at 15:52:08	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 032486 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557161.

BM 032486 artifact entry (No. P557161). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557161 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032486 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557161 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 032486 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557161.

BM 032486 artifact entry (No. P557161). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557161 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032486 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557161 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {BM 032486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557161},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 032486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557161
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