LBAT 1477 (P364231)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033066

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LBAT, 1477

    [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: ZA 005, 281-288

    [Epping1890Cambyses] Epping, Jos. 1890. “Sachliche Erklarung Des Tablets No. 400 Der Cambyses-Inschriften.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 5: 281–88.

  • history: ADART 5, 55

    [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.

  • history: Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel, 1, 61f.

    [Kugler1907SSB] Kugler, Franz Xaver. 1907-1935. Sternkunde Und Sterndienst in Babel : Assyriologische, Astronomische Und Astralmythologische Untersuchungen. Münster in Westfalen : Aschendorff.

  • history: Stephenson, HEER, 166-7

    [Stephenson1997HEER] Stephenson, F. Richard. 1997. Historical Eclipses and Earth’s Rotation. Cambridge University Press.

    includes lunar eclipse on 16/17 July 523 BC, 9/10 Jan 522 BC.

  • history: Camb., 400

    [Strassmaier1890Camb] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cambyses, König von Babylon (529-521 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • citation: ISAW Papers 001

    [Jones2011ISAW1] Jones, Alexander, and John M. Steele. 2011. “A New Discovery of a Component of Greek Astrology in Babylonian Tablets: The ‘Terms.’” https://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/1/.

    (BM 033066)

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  • Museum No.: BM 033066
  • Accession No.: 1878-11-07, 0004

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.07.--.--
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2025-12-19 at 17:26:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-28 at 17:15:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-05 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-18 at 17:13:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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2024-10-21 at 15:51:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 18:10:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 16:00:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 15:50:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:13:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-01 at 18:19:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 16:01:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1477 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364231.
LBAT 1477 artifact entry (No. P364231). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364231 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1477 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364231 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {LBAT 1477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P364231
LB  - CDLI:P364231
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - LBAT 1477 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P364231
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 1477 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364231.
LBAT 1477 artifact entry (No. P364231). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364231 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1477 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364231 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {LBAT 1477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P364231
LB  - CDLI:P364231
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - LBAT 1477 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P364231
ER  -
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