MUL.APIN, text T (P496536)
Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 041218Period
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Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences, Astral sciences > Astrology (mul.apin)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences, Astral sciences > Astrology (mul.apin)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: MUL.APIN, text T
[Hunger1989MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and David E. Pingree. 1989. Mul.Apin : An Astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 24. Horn, Austria : F. Berger.
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history: MUL.APIN (updated edition), text T
[Hunger2019MUL.APIN] Hunger, Hermann, and John M. Steele. 2019. The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. London : Routledge.
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citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 298
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 041218
- Accession No.: 1881-04-28, 0766
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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| 2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-04-12 at 15:36:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-04-11 at 08:10:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-04-11 at 06:46:22 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-04-10 at 18:11:33 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-11-08 at 16:05:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-25 at 10:01:42 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2015-12-16 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.41218) (BM.41218)
- British Museum Collection (W_1881-0428-766) (W_1881-0428-766)
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
year = {2025},
month = {may 19},
title = {MUL.{APIN}, text {T} artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P496536},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496536},
}
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