LBAT 0859 (P364969)

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 041469

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical Diary)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical Diary)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.165
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P364969
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P364969

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 041469
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0080

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.41469
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 3 (ADsD, ARART 3)	X301460
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0625-80

References

primary: LBAT, 859

[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: ADART 3, no. -146

[Hunger1996ADART3] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 1996. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vol. 3. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, vol. 3. Wien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-30 at 08:46:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-28 at 11:12:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		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	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 0859 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364969.

LBAT 0859 artifact entry (No. P364969). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364969 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0859 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364969 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364969},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 0859 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364969.

LBAT 0859 artifact entry (No. P364969). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364969 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0859 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364969 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {LBAT 0859 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364969},
}

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TI  - LBAT 0859 artifact entry
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