BM 048928 (P558711)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 048928

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	P558711
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P558711

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 048928
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 1639

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-02-20 at 10:46:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 048928 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558711.

BM 048928 artifact entry (No. P558711). (2025, February 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558711

BM 048928 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558711 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558711},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 048928 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558711.

BM 048928 artifact entry (No. P558711). (2025, February 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558711

BM 048928 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558711 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 20},
	title = {BM 048928 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P558711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558711},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/20/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P558711
LB  - CDLI:P558711
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 048928 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P558711
ER  -