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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 033066Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences
- Language(s): Akkadian
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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.
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history: ZA 005, 281-288
[Epping1890Cambyses] Epping, Jos. 1890. “Sachliche Erklarung Des Tablets No. 400 Der Cambyses-Inschriften.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 5: 281–88.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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| 2025-05-28 at 17:15:53 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-04-05 at 16:06:03 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-11-18 at 17:13:27 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-11-05 at 11:34:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-21 at 15:51:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-20 at 18:10:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-20 at 16:00:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-10-20 at 15:50:28 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-02 at 10:13:40 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-01 at 18:19:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-07-16 at 16:01:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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.33066) (BM.33066)
- British Museum Collection (W_1878-1107-4) (W_1878-1107-4)
Cite this Artifacts
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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},
}
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