LBAT 1419* (P364180)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 032234

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (eclipse Astronomical; lunar eclipse table.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LBAT, 1419*

    [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.

  • history: NABU 2019/080

    [Huber2019NABU80] Huber, Peter J. 2019. “Dating the Death of Xerxes.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2019 (3).

  • history: ADART 5, 4

    [Hunger2001ADART5] Hunger, Hermann, Abraham J. Sachs, and John M. Steele. 2001. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. 5: Lunar and Planetary Texts. Denkschriften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, Band 299. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: Stephenson, HEER, 149, 152-3, 166, 173-4, 198, 208

    [Stephenson1997HEER] Stephenson, F. Richard. 1997. Historical Eclipses and Earth’s Rotation. Cambridge University Press.

    includes lunar eclipses on 1/2 April 573 BC, 6/7 Oct 555 BC, 16/17 Oct 537 BC, 7/8 Nov 501 BC, 18/19 Nov 483 BC.

  • history: NABU 1999/006

    [Stolper1999NABU6] Stolper, Matthew W. 1999. “Late Achaemenid Babylonian Chronology.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1999 (1).

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  • Museum No.: BM 032234
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1961

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-23 at 17:56:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-06 at 18:33:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-05 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-23 at 16:35:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-08 at 15:20:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-08 at 15:18:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1419* Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364180.
LBAT 1419* artifact entry (No. P364180). (2025, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364180 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1419* artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364180 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {LBAT 1419* artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364180},
}


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DA  - 2025/12/23/
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TI  - LBAT 1419* artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1419* Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364180.
LBAT 1419* artifact entry (No. P364180). (2025, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364180 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1419* artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364180 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 23},
	title = {LBAT 1419* artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364180},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/23/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P364180
LB  - CDLI:P364180
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - LBAT 1419* artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P364180
ER  -
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