LBAT 1556 (P364305)

Astrology tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034685 + Sp 2, 0361

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology (fixed star names of Venus and Jupiter Rikis girri Enuma Anu Enlil)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Astral sciences > Astrology (fixed star names of Venus and Jupiter Rikis girri Enuma Anu Enlil)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P364305
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P364305

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 034685 + Sp 2, 0361
Accession Number	Sp 2, 0172 + Sp 2, 0361

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.34685
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Sp-II-172

References

primary: LBAT, 1556

[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: CM 43, p. 213

[Gehlken2012CM43] Gehlken, Erlend. 2012. Weather Omens of Enūma Anu Enlil : Thunderstorms, Wind and Rain (Tablets 44-49). Cuneiform Monographs 43. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 294

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-11 at 08:37:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:00:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 10:24:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 1556 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364305.

LBAT 1556 artifact entry (No. P364305). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364305 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1556 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364305 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 1556 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364305.

LBAT 1556 artifact entry (No. P364305). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364305 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1556 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364305 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {LBAT 1556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364305},
}

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