BM 044249 (P558309)

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 044249

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P558309
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P558309

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 044249
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 2010

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-02-18 at 14:37:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 044249 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558309.

BM 044249 artifact entry (No. P558309). (2025, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558309

BM 044249 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558309 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 044249 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558309.

BM 044249 artifact entry (No. P558309). (2025, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558309

BM 044249 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558309 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 18},
	title = {BM 044249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P558309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558309},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P558309
LB  - CDLI:P558309
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BM 044249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P558309
ER  -