LBAT 0066 (without BM 042690) (P363821)
Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 034580 + Sp 2, 0075 + 1881-07-06, 0272 + 1881-07-06, 0277 + 1881-07-06, 0331 + 1881-07-06, 0333 + 1881-07-06, 0386 + 1881-07-06, 0589 + BM 042690 + BM 042869 + BM 042902 + BM 043000 + BM 043030Period
Hellenistic (323-63 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (table New moons for SE 208 to 210; colophon)Language(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (table New moons for SE 208 to 210; colophon)
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primary: LBAT, 66
[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.(without BM 42690)
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history: PTRSL A.276/1257 (pp. 21-42), 23-30 & pl 1
[Aaboe1974PTRSLA.276/1257] Aaboe, Asger. 1974. “Scientific Astronomy in Antiquity,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 276 (1257): 21–42.
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history: Asboe, Episodes, 60-62
[Aaboe2001Episodes] Aaboe, Asger. 2001. Episodes from the Early History of Astronomy. New York.
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history: AOAT 2, no. 170
[Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.
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history: Kugler, Babylonische Mondrechnung, 9ff (81-7-6, 272 only)
[Kugler1900Mondrechnung] Kugler, Franz Xaver. 1900. Die Babylonische Mondrechnung.
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history: ACT, 0122, colophon Zo
[Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.
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history: SCIAMVS 11, (pp. 211-239), 232-233, text G
[Steele2010SCIAMVS11] Steele, John M. 2010. “Newly Identified Lunar and Planetary Tables from Babylon in the British Museum.” SCIAMVS 11: 211–39.
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- Museum No.: BM 034580 + Sp 2, 0075 + 1881-07-06, 0272 + 1881-07-06, 0277 + 1881-07-06, 0331 + 1881-07-06, 0333 + 1881-07-06, 0386 + 1881-07-06, 0589 + BM 042690 + BM 042869 + BM 042902 + BM 043000 + BM 043030
- Accession No.: Sp 2, 0052 + Sp 2, 0075 + 1881-07-01, 0454 + 1881-07-06, 0272 + 1881-07-06, 0277 + 1881-07-06, 0331 + 1881-07-06, 0333 + 1881-07-06, 0386 + 1881-07-06, 0589 +
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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| 2025-10-03 at 16:17:54 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-02-18 at 16:51:27 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-02-17 at 16:48:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-12-09 at 14:27:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-31 at 17:12:05 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-31 at 17:04:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-22 at 18:52:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-20 at 09:15:11 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-01 at 18:20:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-01 at 18:12:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-01 at 18:11:42 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2007-03-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Robson, Eleanor | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.34580) (BM.34580)
- The British Museum Collection (W_Sp-II-52) (W_Sp-II-52)
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
year = {2025},
month = {oct 3},
title = {LBAT 0066 (without {BM} 042690) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P363821},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363821},
}
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