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JCS 56, 107ff. (P429959)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055466 + BM 055486 + BM 055627

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Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 56 (pp. 105-126)

    [Koch2004JCS56] Koch, Johannes. 2004. “Ein Astralmythologischer Bericht Aus Der Zeit Der Diadochenkämpfe.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 56 (1): 105–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/3515921.

  • history: STC 2, pl. 67-72

    [King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.

  • citation: JCS 56 (pp. 105-126), 123ff.

    [Koch2004JCS56] Koch, Johannes. 2004. “Ein Astralmythologischer Bericht Aus Der Zeit Der Diadochenkämpfe.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 56 (1): 105–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/3515921.

  • citation: Koch, Johannes, NABU 2007/065

    [sec109341] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 055466 + BM 055486 + BM 055627
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-04, 0039 + 1882-07-04, 0059 + 1882-07-04, 0228

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-08 at 07:47:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-06-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 56, 107ff. Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429959.
JCS 56, 107ff. artifact entry (No. P429959). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429959 (Original work published 2012)
JCS 56, 107ff. artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429959 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {JCS 56, 107ff. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429959},
}


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