MC 25, 403 (+) 404 (P556440)

Astral sciences 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 037675 + BM 037868 (+) BM 037859

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MC 25, 403 (+) 404

    [Lambert2021MC25] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2021. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W. G. Lambert, Part Two. Edited by Andrew R. George and Junko Taniguchi. Mesopotamian Civilizations 25. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 037675 + BM 037868 (+) BM 037859
  • Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1432 + 1880-06-17, 1625 (+) 1880-06-17, 1616

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Babylon or Borsippa

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-15 at 17:05:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-15 at 17:01:32 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-15 at 16:27:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-01-29 at 10:51:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MC 25, 403 (+) 404 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556440.
MC 25, 403 (+) 404 artifact entry (No. P556440). (2025, February 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556440 (Original work published 2025)
MC 25, 403 (+) 404 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556440 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2025MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 15},
	title = {MC 25, 403 (+) 404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556440},
}


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