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BPO 2, text 18 V (P496589)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038301

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology (EAE 50-51 astr omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BPO 2, text 18 V

    [Pingree1981BPO2] Reiner, Erica, and David E. Pingree. 1981. Enūma Anu Enlil : Tablets 50-51. Vol. 2. Babylonian Planetary Omens.

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 038301
  • Accession No.: 1880-11-12, 0183

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-11 at 10:39:28 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 12:46:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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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Cite this Artifact
“BPO 2, Text 18 V Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496589.
BPO 2, text 18 V artifact entry (No. P496589). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496589 (Original work published 2015)
BPO 2, text 18 V artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496589 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {BPO 2, text 18 {V} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496589},
}


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