BM 035656 (P557314)

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 035656

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	P557314
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557314

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 035656
Accession Number	Sp 3, 0169

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 035656 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557314.

BM 035656 artifact entry (No. P557314). (2025, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557314

BM 035656 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557314 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557314},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 035656 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557314.

BM 035656 artifact entry (No. P557314). (2025, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557314

BM 035656 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557314 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 14},
	title = {BM 035656 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557314},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/14/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557314
LB  - CDLI:P557314
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 035656 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557314
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