LBAT 1216 + 1217* (P364020)
Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 032154 + BM 032408 + 1881-06-25, 0097Period
Hellenistic (323-63 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (eclipse Astronomical; Goal Year text for SE 81; includes solar eclipse on 4 May 249 BC.)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (eclipse Astronomical; Goal Year text for SE 81; includes solar eclipse on 4 May 249 BC.)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: LBAT, 1216 + 1217*
[Pinches1955LBAT] Pinches, Theophilus G., Johann N. Strassmaier, and Abraham J. Sachs. 1955. Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts. Brown University Studies, Vol. 18. Providence, R.I.: Brown university press.
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history: ADART 6, 5
[Hunger2006ADART6] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 2006. Goal Year Texts. Vol. 6. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Wien.
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history: OrNS 02 (pp. 97-116), 100-4, 113-4 (part)
[Kugler1933OrNS2] Kugler, Franz Xaver, and P. J. Schaumberger. 1933. “Drei Babylonische Planetentafeln Der Seleukidenzeit.” Orientalia NS 2: 97–116.
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history: AnOr 6, p.1-12
[Schaumberger1933Hilfstafeln] Schaumberger, Johann. 1933. “Drei Planetarische Hilfstafeln.” In Keilschriftliche Miscellanea, edited by P. Anton Deimel, 1–12. Analecta Orientalia 6. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico.
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history: Stephenson, HEER, 134, 139
[Stephenson1997HEER] Stephenson, F. Richard. 1997. Historical Eclipses and Earth’s Rotation. Cambridge University Press.
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- Museum No.: BM 032154 + BM 032408 + 1881-06-25, 0097
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1881 + 187-11-17, 2141 + 1881-06-25, 0097
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
- Dates Referenced: HE.SE.081
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.32154) (BM.32154)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1876-1117-1881) (W_1876-1117-1881)
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
year = {2025},
month = {may 27},
title = {LBAT 1216 + 1217* artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P364020},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364020},
}
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