ACT 0805 (P363253)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Uruk 0180,10

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (planetary procedure (Jupiter))

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (planetary procedure (Jupiter))
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P363253
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P363253

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Uruk 0180,10
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P363253

References

primary: ACT, 0805

[Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.
history: Ossendrijver, BMAPT, no. 31

[Ossendrijver2012BMAPT] Ossendrijver, Mathieu. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences . New York : Springer.
history: Steele, John M. & Proust, Christine, forthcoming

[SteeleProust] Steele, John M., and Christine Proust. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-08 at 10:36:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-20 at 09:15:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2007-01-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ACT 0805 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P363253.

ACT 0805 artifact entry (No. P363253). (2024, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363253 (Original work published 2007)

ACT 0805 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363253 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {ACT 0805 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363253},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ACT 0805 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P363253.

ACT 0805 artifact entry (No. P363253). (2024, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363253 (Original work published 2007)

ACT 0805 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363253 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024ACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 8},
	title = {ACT 0805 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P363253
LB  - CDLI:P363253
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - ACT 0805 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P363253
ER  -