LBAT 1408 (P364174)

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 045687

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (observations Astronomical; Jupiter observations)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (observations Astronomical; Jupiter observations)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P364174
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P364174

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 045687
Accession Number	1881-07-06, 0092

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.45687
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0706-92

References

primary: LBAT, 1408

[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 5, 78

[Hunger2001ADART5] Hunger, Hermann, Abraham J. Sachs, and John M. Steele. 2001. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. 5: Lunar and Planetary Texts. Denkschriften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, Band 299. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 299

[Reiner1998CM10] Reiner, Erica. 1998. “Celestial Omen Tablets and Fragments in the British Museum.” Eine Festschrift Für Rykle Borger Zu Seinem 65. Geburtstag Am 24. Mai 1994 : Tikip Santakki Mala Bašmu, Cuneiform Monographs, 10: 215–302.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-20 at 09:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-05 at 16:06:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 10:24:06	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 07:53:06	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 1408 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364174.

LBAT 1408 artifact entry (No. P364174). (2025, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364174 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1408 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364174 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1408 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364174.

LBAT 1408 artifact entry (No. P364174). (2025, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364174 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1408 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364174 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 20},
	title = {LBAT 1408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364174},
}

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