CT 41, pl. 20-21, BM 038585 (P479356)

Omens tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038585

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Omens

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Omens
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P479356
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P479356

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 038585
Accession Number	1880-11-12, 0469

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.38585
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-1112-469

References

primary: CT 41, 20-21, BM 038585

[Gadd1931CT41] Gadd, Cyril J. 1931. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 41.
history: AOAT 2, no. 462

[Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.
history: TBP, 80

[Kraus1939TBP] Kraus, Fritz R. 1939. Texte Zur Babylonischen Physiognomatik. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 3.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 297

[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
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 10:21:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50	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
2024-11-22 at 10:17:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-02-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 41, Pl. 20-21, BM 038585 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479356.

CT 41, pl. 20-21, BM 038585 artifact entry (No. P479356). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479356 (Original work published 2015)

CT 41, pl. 20-21, BM 038585 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479356 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 41, Pl. 20-21, BM 038585 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479356.

CT 41, pl. 20-21, BM 038585 artifact entry (No. P479356). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479356 (Original work published 2015)

CT 41, pl. 20-21, BM 038585 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479356 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {CT 41, pl. 20-21, {BM} 038585 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479356},
}

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