BM 032787 (P557186)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032787

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557186
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557186

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 032787
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 2559

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 032787 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557186.

BM 032787 artifact entry (No. P557186). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557186 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032787 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557186 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557186},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 032787 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557186.

BM 032787 artifact entry (No. P557186). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557186 (Original work published 2025)

BM 032787 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557186 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {BM 032787 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557186},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557186
LB  - CDLI:P557186
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 032787 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557186
ER  -