AHES 60, Text C (P363733)

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 041467 + BM 041937 + BM 041968 (+) BM 041865 + BM 132280

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (table Lunar System A, several columns, for SE 142; (+) 41467+)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (table Lunar System A, several columns, for SE 142; (+) 41467+)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P363733 P363732 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P363733

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 041467 + BM 041937 + BM 041968 (+) BM 041865 + BM 132280
Accession Number	1881-6-25, 0078 + 1881-6-25, 0558 + 1881-6-25, 0590 (+) 1881-6-25, 0485 + 1958-04-12, 0014

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.41865
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0625-485

References

primary: AHES 60 (2006) 123-153, Text C (with photograph)

[Steele2006AHES60] Steele, John M. 2006. “Miscellaneous Lunar Tables from Babylon.” Archive for History of Exact Sciences 60 (2): 123–55.
history: ACT, 0003a, colophon Zja

[Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.
history: LBAT, 2 + 3 + 4

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-02-07 at 19:28:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-22 at 16:28:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-20 at 09:15:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	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

“AHES 60, Text C Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P363733.

AHES 60, Text C artifact entry (No. P363733). (2025, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363733 (Original work published 2007)

AHES 60, Text C artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363733 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AHES 60, Text C Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P363733.

AHES 60, Text C artifact entry (No. P363733). (2025, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363733 (Original work published 2007)

AHES 60, Text C artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363733 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 7},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363733},
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