LBAT 0020 (P363790)

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 034507

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (ephemeris System A; lunar ephemeris)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (ephemeris System A; lunar ephemeris)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P363790

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 034507
Accession Number Sp 0631

External resources

References

  • primary: LBAT, 20

    [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: ACT, 0008a

    [Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-30 at 07:38:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 09:15:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 0020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P363790.
LBAT 0020 artifact entry (No. P363790). (2025, April 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363790 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 0020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363790 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 0020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P363790.
LBAT 0020 artifact entry (No. P363790). (2025, April 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363790 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 0020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363790 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363790},
}

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PY  - 2025
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