BPO 3, 275, BM 032323 (P496587)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032323

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology (EAE Venus A)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BPO 3, 275, BM 032323

    [Pingree1988BPO3] Pingree, David E., and Erica Reiner. 1988. Vol. 3. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

  • citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 292

    [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 032323
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 2054

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-11 at 08:21:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-10 at 15:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 12:48:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2015-12-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BPO 3, 275, BM 032323 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496587.
BPO 3, 275, BM 032323 artifact entry (No. P496587). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496587 (Original work published 2015)
BPO 3, 275, BM 032323 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496587 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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