BM 044486 + BM 045126 (P558316)

Omens tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 044486 + BM 045126

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Omens (Astrological omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Omens (Astrological omens)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P558316
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P558316

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 044486 + BM 045126
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 2247 + 1881-07-01, 2887

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 044486 + BM 045126 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558316.

BM 044486 + BM 045126 artifact entry (No. P558316). (2025, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558316

BM 044486 + BM 045126 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558316 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 044486 + BM 045126 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558316.

BM 044486 + BM 045126 artifact entry (No. P558316). (2025, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558316

BM 044486 + BM 045126 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558316 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 18},
	title = {BM 044486 + {BM} 045126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P558316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558316},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/6/
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