BM 042091 (P557929)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 042091

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557929
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P557929

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 042091
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0713

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 042091 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557929.

BM 042091 artifact entry (No. P557929). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557929

BM 042091 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557929 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557929},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 042091 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557929.

BM 042091 artifact entry (No. P557929). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557929

BM 042091 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557929 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 16},
	title = {BM 042091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P557929
LB  - CDLI:P557929
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 042091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P557929
ER  -