BM 033878 (P557235)

Astral sciences 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 033878

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

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	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557235
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557235

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 033878
Accession Number	Rm 4, 440

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	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 033878 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557235.

BM 033878 artifact entry (No. P557235). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557235 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033878 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557235 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 033878 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557235.

BM 033878 artifact entry (No. P557235). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557235 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033878 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557235 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 18},
	title = {BM 033878 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557235},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BM 033878 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557235
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