BM 040608 (P557791)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040608

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	P557791
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557791

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 040608
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0153

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 040608 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557791.

BM 040608 artifact entry (No. P557791). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557791

BM 040608 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557791 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557791},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 040608 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557791.

BM 040608 artifact entry (No. P557791). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557791

BM 040608 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557791 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 16},
	title = {BM 040608 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557791},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557791
LB  - CDLI:P557791
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BM 040608 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557791
ER  -