BM 046039 (P558449)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 046039

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (planetary and lunar procedure text?)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (planetary and lunar procedure text?)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P558449
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P558449

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 046039
Accession Number	1881-07-06, 0485

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-04-20 at 15:38:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-18 at 14:37:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 046039 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558449.

BM 046039 artifact entry (No. P558449). (2025, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558449 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558449 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	month = {apr 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558449},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046039 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558449.

BM 046039 artifact entry (No. P558449). (2025, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558449 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558449 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 20},
	title = {BM 046039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P558449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558449},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/20/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P558449
LB  - CDLI:P558449
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 046039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P558449
ER  -