LBAT 1571a (P364320)

Astral sciences 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 035408

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (DAR-ma DU)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (DAR-ma DU)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P364320

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 035408
Accession Number Sp 2, 0993

References

  • primary: LBAT, 1571a

    [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: AOAT 2, no. 161

    [Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.

  • history: CCP 3.1.u17 (<http://ccp.yale.edu/P364320>)

    [sec96137] N.d.

  • 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 Action
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 08:00:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 10:24:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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

Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1571a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364320.
LBAT 1571a artifact entry (No. P364320). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364320 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1571a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364320 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1571a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364320.
LBAT 1571a artifact entry (No. P364320). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364320 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1571a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364320 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364320},
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