BM 034528 (P254413)

Astrology tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034528

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 19-20)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Divination (EAE 19-20)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254413
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254413

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 034528
Accession Number	Sp 0653

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.34528
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_SP-654

References

history: AfO Beih. 22, EAE 19-20

[Rochberg-Halton1988AfOBeih22] Rochberg-Halton, Francesca. 1988. Aspects of Babylonian Celestial Divination : The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enūma Anu Enlil. Vol. 22. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.
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	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-02 at 15:18:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-30 at 07:38:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:30:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 034528 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254413.

BM 034528 artifact entry (No. P254413). (2025, May 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Original work published 2005)

BM 034528 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 034528 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254413.

BM 034528 artifact entry (No. P254413). (2025, May 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Original work published 2005)

BM 034528 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254413 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254413},
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