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Tales From The Eridian Slab

Tales From The Eridian Slab

Deciphered all of the Eridian Slabs.

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How to unlock the Tales From The Eridian Slab achievement in Borderlands 3 - Definitive Guide

In order to unlock this achievement you need to Decipher a total of 30 Eridian Slabs in Borderlands 3.

In order to decipher the Eridium Writings you need to obtain the Eridian Decoder which can be obtained by completing the Main Mission - The Great Vault.
Warning: Once you decipher them all the achievement might not unlock, to fix this, head to the Sanctuary and interact with the Eridian Slab in Tannis’s infirmary.

None of the Eridian Writings are missable! All can be translated after the story in free roam.

Video with all the Eridiun Slabs:

Timestamps:
Pandora
Pandora
11 Eridian Writings

The Droughts - Curiosity 0:00
The Droughts - Names of the Destroyer 0:36
Ascension Bluff - Gnaw 1:01
Devil′s Razor - Building Pandora (Part 1) 1:29
Devil′s Razor - Building Pandora (Part 2) 1:55
The Splinterlands - Lure 2:24
Carnivora - Feeding 2:54
Guts of the Carnivora - Mantle 3:25
Konrad′s Hold - Warrior 4:02
Only accessible during/after side quest “The Demon in the Dark”
Cathedral of the Twin Gods - Key 4:50
Destroyer′s Rift - Contained 5:23

Promethea
6 Eridian Writings

Meridian Outskirts - Witch 5:58
Meridian Metroplex - Braid 6:37
Lectra City - Hunted 7:01
Only accessible during/after Side Quest “Kill Killavolt”
Skywell-27 - Knotted 8:17
Atlas HQ - Burden 8:46
Neon Arterial - Deal 9:19

Athenas
1 Eridian Writing

Athenas - Purpose 9:57

Eden-6
8 Eridian Writings

Floodmoor Basin - Guardians 10:33
Floodmoor Basin - Tools 11:06
The Anvil - Consciousness 11:41
Jakobs Estate - Free 12:04
Voracious Canopy - Keen 12:27
Ambermire - Uncountable 12:57
Ambermire - Sleep 13:25
Blackbarrel Cellars - Change 13:54

Nekrotafeyo
4 Eridian Writings

Desolation′s Edge - Erased 14:23
Desolation′s Edge - Language 14:57
Only during/after side quest “Bad Vibrations”
Tazendeer Ruins - Side By Side 15:48
The Pyre of Stars - Crypt 16:38
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16 Sep 2019 03:45

59 Comments
Sadly appears to be glitched. Have all 30 (actually 34 of 30) but still no chievey cry
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By Dizyne on 16 Sep 2019 11:58
34 out of 30 and no achievement pop.
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By MAXLYU on 16 Sep 2019 12:50
@Dizyne Try to restart the game and interact with the Eridian Slab in the Sanctuary.
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By MrWilliamThor on 16 Sep 2019 12:51
@MAXLYU Did you try what i suggested to @Dizyne?
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By MrWilliamThor on 16 Sep 2019 12:52
Thanks. The tipp worked. Had to press X a few times to translate. Than it change from translate to inspect and cheevo popped.
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By Wiku on 16 Sep 2019 13:28
yup going to the one in tanises room and pressing it like 7 times worked for me
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By STOUTASSASSIN67 on 16 Sep 2019 21:45
Ty. I tried about 5 times and it did work.
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By MAXLYU on 18 Sep 2019 01:10
Confirming the confirmed, just keep pressing x, Thx.
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By Ancient Warr1or on 19 Sep 2019 21:34
Didn't work for me... I even hard reset then tried deleting and redownloading my profile as well, still nothing.
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By ŤRIBULXTIONŠ on 19 Sep 2019 22:22
Sanctuary worked for me aswell. Appreciate it man 👍
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By St Helens RLFC on 20 Sep 2019 19:28
34/30 with no achievement, Sanctuary trick worked for me too. +1

just mashed X on it until the prompt went from "Translate" to "Inspect" and the cheevo popped.
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By OhMyGoth1 on 20 Sep 2019 19:53
I mashed the X button, until it said "inspect". still nothing... now its at 35/30
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By Solobrus22 on 21 Sep 2019 23:21
Same as Solobrus22....stuck at 35/30 no achievement, mashed X, restarted the game, nothing...gearbox sure has awful programmers...
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By Ultamisia on 22 Sep 2019 18:33
I can confirm that after getting all 30, go back to the lab on Sanctuary and inspect the slab a few times, popped for me
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By Caldo15 on 22 Sep 2019 19:57
@MrWilliamThor The Sanctuary tip worked, thank you! 🖤💜
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By I Bewitched I on 22 Sep 2019 20:16
@rswg: thanks! exactly what it was, got the ones i was missing from a coop session, got the achievement!
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By Ultamisia on 22 Sep 2019 21:00
Thanks, btw, the slab is in Tannis' lab on Sanctuary. I had to interact 5 times before it unlocked, and I didn't have to restart my game.
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By on 22 Sep 2019 22:18
Tried everything - Still hasn't unlocked for me - Proper bullshit :-(
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By Jayhelm on 23 Sep 2019 15:14
It finally popped! I was finishing up my TVHM playthrough last night and even though i had 36/30 I was near one of the slabs at the end in Nekrotafeyo and even though my stats read I had them all, the icon was showing a if I had not discovered it. So I deciphered it and then went back to sanctuary's slab, pressed X twice and BOOM Achievement unlocked!
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By Jayhelm on 24 Sep 2019 11:00
@Jayhelm I'm at 35/30 (32 total roll) and the sanctuary one didn't hand out the achievement. Planning on doing your method of playing thru TVH and finding one that didn't register.
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By LifeOfDaPartay3 on 24 Sep 2019 16:30
@Jayhelm that worked!.
Seems like one of the first one i scanned in Nekrotafeyo for some reason didnt count. (the stats said it was, but the icon was the "un-translated one").. I went back and translated it again.
When the achievement popped, my stats said 40/30
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By Solobrus22 on 24 Sep 2019 19:28
Can we get the Translated Echos names next to the locations I’m missing Building pandora Part 1 and a few others and can’t figure out the associated locations with the slabs I missed
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By Soulskipper on 25 Sep 2019 02:20
^ I second this.
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By zDrUnKeNMoNkEyz on 26 Sep 2019 07:20
@Solobrus22 thank you. Added to the solution.
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By MrWilliamThor on 26 Sep 2019 15:58
Already got it, but good on you for updating it! toast
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By zDrUnKeNMoNkEyz on 26 Sep 2019 18:15
Mashed X a few times and it worked!
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By SLAM PIG 86 on 27 Sep 2019 03:09
Worked like a charm. Thnx!
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By TAI JASON on 29 Sep 2019 13:40
Pressed it once and nothing happened, checked for every single Eridian Writings from the Log against the list with time stamps and had them. Went back (same session, still on Sanctuary III) and pressed it four more times one after another and it finally popped. Thank you for the guide!
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By GrfxGawd on 30 Sep 2019 11:20
Was at 34/30. Went to Tannis to get to 40/30 and still no joy. Trying to load the game up on another Xbox.
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By logicslayer on 30 Sep 2019 21:24
34/30 Went to Tannis and scanned. Went to 37/30, but still no achievement. Checked Nekrotafeyo slabs to make sure they were indeed counting (and they were). Went back to Sanctuary out of frustration and spam-scanned slab again and it popped. Glad this is over with! Thank you for guide and comments!
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By Zen Vendetta on 03 Oct 2019 19:29
40/30 and no achievement
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By PaTToStaR on 03 Oct 2019 22:39
I was stuck at 34/30. Quit the game first, then went to Tannis' room, hit translate on her slab 5 times (it didn't play the audio log any of the 5 times), and then the achievement popped. Now it says 40/30 oddly enough
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By NOBLE RANDOM on 05 Oct 2019 03:30
Was at 37/30, went to Tannis' room and kept translating the slab, eventually just popped.
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By KoloScorey on 05 Oct 2019 09:12
Ended up at 40/30 with nothing unlocking... Spammed X on the slab in Sanctuary and finally popped !!!
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By Wicelow on 05 Oct 2019 23:45
Same as most, 34/30 and translated the slab in Sanctuary 4-5 times for the achievement to pop up
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By Joshua4Life on 06 Oct 2019 03:07
+1 thanks!
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By Pink Freud PhD on 09 Oct 2019 22:01
+1 Worked like a charm.
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By AStarfox on 10 Oct 2019 12:56
Sanctuary’s tip works for me
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By FFT Villa 7 on 10 Oct 2019 17:05
I did the same thing as MrCh1valry, if it's still not popping make sure you did Athenas. Not only did it say I had 35/30, I counted all the logs in the mission tab and counted 30. Then I went back to Sanctuary and inspected the one in Tannis's Lab and it popped.
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By ShabtiFoXX on 13 Oct 2019 01:17
Can confirm, spamming the X button on slab in Sanctuary popped this and oh what a sweet feeling as it was my last. 100% thanks to this thread. Cheers all!
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By Instapissed KC on 14 Oct 2019 03:06
Spamming the one in Sanctuary when I was 34/30 worked for me as well. Thanks
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By Feiffer05 on 15 Oct 2019 04:26
I don't see what the problem people are having. Follow this man's guide and you'll unlock the achievement. Stop crying like little babies.
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By SpinalSynopsis on 17 Oct 2019 16:11
Ok I had 36/30 and interacted with the stone and had to press x a couple times but it finally popped. Seems to be a delay in it reading that you have them
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By Burburnator88 on 26 Oct 2019 04:59
Another vote for spamming the tablet on sanctuary
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By gazhibs on 28 Oct 2019 22:43
+1 Sanctuary trick.

@MrWilliamThor, you really need to edit this solution with that trick by this point.
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By Ashen Seraph on 29 Oct 2019 03:10
@Ashen_Seraph i have that trick in the written and video solution.
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By MrWilliamThor on 29 Oct 2019 10:31
Thank you, I just needed to go back to Sanctuary and spam the slab. 👌
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By PiMaC1985 on 17 Apr 2020 03:55
Type-o under the Pandora locations. You wrote "Ancient Bluff" when the name is actually "Ascension Bluff". Cheers.
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By z RagnaroK z on 13 May 2020 18:42
Excellent work, thanks to everyone.
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By xCSHMNYx on 30 Jun 2020 03:33
As stated by PiMac1985, if the achievement glitches and does not unlock after your 30th Eridian slab, fast travel back to Sanctuary and continually inspect the slab that is in Tannis' lab and it should unlock.
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By UrGrlCame4Me on 11 Jul 2020 17:24
Continually inspecting the slab in Tannis' lab on Sanctuary is still working! Thanks to whoever discovered this. Took several times, but achievement eventually unlocked.
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By GordonDogKing on 03 Sep 2020 16:29
Worked for me too - I had to inspect it 5 times, for whatever reason! Thanks guys.
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By K1LLEGAL on 18 Sep 2020 20:47
The tip about continually inspecting the eridian slab if the achievement glitches on you should be top and center in the solution. It’s the only thing you really need to know.
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By WhyattThrash on 23 Dec 2020 04:44
I can confirm that I had to inspect the one in Tannis' lab on Sanctuary 5 (!) times before the achievement unlocked for me, even though it said 30/30 in the menu. Thanks for pointing that out!
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By JanSH4DOW on 23 Dec 2020 13:12
I have 34/30 but the slab in the lab isn't fully lit up I've tried restarting any other suggestions
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By Akwellen on 20 Sep 2019 18:04
So when I played with a friend I collected some from his game in order to get it my side I had to go back to some places and get them again so I have 36/30 but mash X and it will pop I can confirm it works!!
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By suitexbl on 22 Sep 2019 18:43
About to make a 2k support ticket. (I made a ticket shortly after posting this) I grinded last night until 3am opening maps, completing all crew challenges, and deciphering all Eridian writings. Had 34/30 slabs deciphered. Interacted with the Tannis lab slab and hit 35/30 then it changed from Translate to Interact. My character starting saying he didn't know what it was. No achievement. Mashed X for awhile and still no achievement. Restarted the game, no achievement. Closed out of the game completely and restarted and still no pop. Super frustrated, but at least I got all the locations achievements for the grind I went through.

UPDATE:
Definitely feel like a fool. Realized I needed the one on Athenas since I couldn't read them when we did that story mission that one got me to 36/30, then I went back to Tannis and deciphered that one again and achievement popped and said I was at 40/30 Eridian Writings.

I think the biggest issue for me was that the number is lager than 30 which is confusing, and the option to Translate originally popped after I had 34 so I just figured I had everything and didn't even think about going to Athenas since it wasn't one of the named locations achievements that I had been grinding for that whole night leading up to this.
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By MrCh1valry on 23 Sep 2019 16:21
Another "mash X in Sanctuary" survival story. It would appear that if you're 34/30, Sanctuary re-scan works if you're 35/30 it messes up and you need to do something similar to @Jayhelm.

My advise would be to leave ALL eridian slabs until you intend mopping them up in 1 run (you can't do them until Chapter 20 of 23 anyway). I did this, re-scanned at Sanctuary, and it worked fine. Even though the tracker is broken in orbit, my tracker was entirely correct for every planet (well, except for fast travel points - the important stuff tracked correctly) so it should be reasonably easy to manage. I personally followed a mix of this and PowerPyx's video.
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By NoHeroes94 on 27 Sep 2019 08:03
@Soulskipper / zDrUnKeNMoNkEyz
I added the names of the eridian writings, following the video in the guide here.
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By Solobrus22 on 26 Sep 2019 15:30
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This achievement didn't pop for me right away although I had all the slabs. What I did to get it to pop was to go to the slab in Tannis' lab and translate that one over and over until the achievement popped. Only took 5-10 translates of her slab to make it work
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02 Nov 2019 22:45

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Thanks,after 5 it unlocked!rock
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By AirNath on 06 Nov 2019 05:37
Worked perfectly, thank you
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By Specialist01 on 08 Nov 2019 03:31
Thank you for posting this, was mucho sad when it didn't pop and came here. Saved me a migraine. :)
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By ShazamFTW on 09 Nov 2019 17:02
Yep, had to do it maybe 3-4 times then it popped. 👍
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By iamtheguyver007 on 11 Nov 2019 02:44
Thank you
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By G4M3R 1972 on 14 Nov 2019 11:23
I had to do the same thing a few times, thanks for the tip!
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By TaranerOG on 20 Nov 2019 20:53
I also had to scan this one a bunch of times to get it to pop...thanks dude
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By caddieguy02 on 21 Nov 2019 00:06
Thanks!
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By geordiedeviant on 24 Nov 2019 21:21
Can anyone pls explain where this slab is?
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By CoastKey on 01 Dec 2019 22:49
@CoastKey it's in the infirmary on Sanctuary. Worked like a charm for me. I had to translate it 4 times
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By Surfer2308 on 05 Dec 2019 20:22
This happened to me as well, scanned the one in the lab maybe 5 times and it popped. Plus 1!
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By AgentOfAbyss on 09 Dec 2019 13:42
I appreciate this. Mine didn’t unlock at 30 either. Went to the infirmary and translated the big slab five times more and it popped. +1!
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By ClaytThaGreat on 28 Jan 2020 03:22
Thank you thumbs up
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By lildevilbmxer on 29 Jan 2020 10:30
I got to thirty, no achievement, and I was about to lose my mind when I saw this. Worked on the fifth try. Thumbs up.
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By One Eyed Tigh on 24 May 2020 19:41
Worked for me after 4 times, thanks!
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By Gabwe on 13 Jun 2020 08:19
Thank you, this helped!! It did not work when it said "Translate" but I moved to the right side a little and clicked it when it said "Inspect" and it popped instantly.
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By Adelfos Eris on 05 Nov 2019 02:41
It did that for me once after I had all of them. It apparently did nothing when I touched it to translate the slab (it kept saying "translate"), but in the end it did pop after I stopped the game. This Borderlands sure is the most bugged game out there, ending with 45/30 slabs discovered.
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By TheBongoFury on 03 Nov 2019 00:03
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This achievement has been bugged for a lot of players including myself. As of 12-15-19 it has been fixed. Go to your planet over view and it should now tell you a correct number of slabs that have been fully registered as read and how many you're missing. Just check each planet until you find what ones you're missing and go read it. From there you must return to sanctuary and translate the one in Tannis's office and the achievement will unlock.
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15 Dec 2019 10:19

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im really confused how you tell which planets you have done? can you elaborate?
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By rocking23nf on 22 Dec 2019 06:57
Click the L3 button in the map and it will bring up a checklist of sorts to see what you have or haven’t done
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By STOUTNDRUNK on 23 Dec 2019 04:50
My comment is similar to alladaskill17's...upon returning to Tanis' lab, I had to translate that slab 4-5 times before the achievement would unlock.
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By Dr Sartan on 01 Feb 2020 21:13
Similar to Dr Sartan, translated the one in Tannis's room by mashing x about 4-5 times and it popped. Great game but jesus, so damn buggy. Big let down.
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By Law Violation on 21 Mar 2020 13:48
No, for my its nor fixed. I`ve got all the Slabs (yes i doublechecks the Galaxy view) and it doesnt show up... The entire game is so buggy and f****** Gearbox doesnt care.
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By Amortis on 14 Apr 2020 16:50
Dropping off a comment on January 9th - this wasn't fixed, I had to go to Sanctuary and click the slab on the ship twice for it to pop.
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By alladaskill17 on 09 Jan 2020 06:39
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GLITCHED ON PS4 BUT REQUIRES THE 1.23 PATCH TO UNLOCK ON PS5

There are 30 Slabs in total (indicated by this icon: LINK) but there is a good chance the trophy will glitch and not pop after deciphering the 30th Slab. To fix this, go to the Infirmary on Sanctuary III and rescan the Eridian Slab there a few times until the trophy pops. You can't attempt this trophy, until after you have entered the Great Vault and learned the ability to decipher Eridian Slabs. Unread Eridian Slabs, look like this on your map:
 

The map icon will turn solid blue, once the Slab has been translated. See here for a comprehensive location Guide: LINK. Also, use my Spreadsheet to keep track of how many you have completed: LINK
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To decipher the Eridian tablets, you need an artifact, which the player receives towards the end of the game.
The trophy may not drop after collecting all 30 tablets (for some reason I have 40 out of 30 in the statistics), then go to the tablet in the Vault in the infirmary near Patricia Tannis and decipher it a couple of times, the trophy will drop. If it doesn’t help, restart the session and repeat.

Borderlands 3 collection video - All Eridian Writing Slab Locations , there is a bonus at the end that describes this method.
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18 Sep 2019 15:47

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More precisely, the player will receive the artifact in the third vault. This is approximately levels 30-35.
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By Tabitha on 22 Sep 2019 19:20
As of March 29, 2021, the trophy is not achievable on PS5, the tablets do not count.
UPD. The problem is fixed with the latest patch.
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By OrtegaFireBird on 29 Mar 2021 10:24
Interactive map , very convenient to search, unnecessary elements are simply turned off.
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By himeo on 07 Oct 2019 18:27
To find out how many tablets you have collected and where you lost the missing ones, on the panel of planets or a specific location you need to click (left stick)
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By b52 on 15 Oct 2019 19:05
At the beginning of February 2021, the trophy on PS5 is not working. In the character menu there are 30/30 signs. Tannis's sign was spammed to the point that the scanning animation was disabled. The console counter in trophies is 1/30. It's the same bullshit with the trophy for all locations.
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By Roderik3 on 04 Feb 2021 08:34
A little hint if you suddenly don’t get the achievement after doing the steps described above. If, after several manipulations with Eridian letters in Patricia’s laboratory, the achievement does not fall, and the interactive hint on the sign now reads “Inspect” - everything is in order. It means you just missed one of the letters somewhere on the locations. Enter each one, press the left stick and make sure that in the “Eridian letters” column it appears, for example, 1/1. Be careful! Some locations may have two letters.
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By DeimonWinterWolf on 26 Sep 2019 09:00
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