LBAT 1543 (P364292)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 035061

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (astrology Prophecy text; astrological protases)

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: LBAT, 1543

    [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: Iraq 29 (pp. 117-132), 128-132

    [Biggs1967Iraq 29] Biggs, Robert D. 1967. “More Babylonian ‘Prophecies.’” Iraq 29 (2): 117–32. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4199829.

  • citation: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 215 - 302), p. 294, Pisces?

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 035061
  • Accession No.: Sp 2, 0594

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-11 at 08:10:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-11 at 08:00:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-11 at 06:46:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-05 at 14:55:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-05 at 14:54:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LBAT 1543 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364292.
LBAT 1543 artifact entry (No. P364292). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364292 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 1543 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364292 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364292},
}

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