BM 033474 (P565142)

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 033474

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	P565142
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P565142

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 033474
Accession Number	Rm 4, 028

References

citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 293

[Reiner1998CM10] Reiner, Erica. 1998. “Celestial Omen Tablets and Fragments in the British Museum.” Eine Festschrift Für Rykle Borger Zu Seinem 65. Geburtstag Am 24. Mai 1994 : Tikip Santakki Mala Bašmu, Cuneiform Monographs, 10: 215–302.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-10 at 15:17:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-17 at 19:38:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033474 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P565142.

BM 033474 artifact entry (No. P565142). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565142 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033474 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565142 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 033474 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P565142.

BM 033474 artifact entry (No. P565142). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565142 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033474 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565142 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {BM 033474 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P565142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P565142},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BM 033474 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P565142
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