BM 039628 (P557718)

Astral sciences tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 039628

Period

Provenience

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	P557718
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557718

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 039628
Accession Number	1880-11-12, 1515

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-02-16 at 15:43:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 039628 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557718.

BM 039628 artifact entry (No. P557718). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557718

BM 039628 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557718 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557718},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 039628 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557718.

BM 039628 artifact entry (No. P557718). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557718

BM 039628 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557718 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 16},
	title = {BM 039628 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557718},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557718
LB  - CDLI:P557718
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 039628 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557718
ER  -