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LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 (P364341)

Astrology 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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British Museum, London, UK, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

BM 034618 + OIM A01670

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Medical

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Geller, Melothesia in Babylonia p. 89 notes a join between BM 034618 and OIM A1670

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Genre(s): Astral sciences > Astrology, Scholarly or scientific > Medical
Language(s): Akkadian

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primary: LBAT, 1596

[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: Melothesia, 89

[Geller2014Melothesia] Geller, Markham J. 2014. Melothesia in Babylonia. Vol. 2. Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures. De Gruyter Inc., Boston/Berlin/Munich.

Geller, Melothesia in Babylonia p. 89 notes a join betweeen BM 034618 and OIM A1670
history: OIP 122, 167

[Weisberg2003OIP122] Weisberg, David B. 2003. Neo-Babylonian Texts in the Oriental Institute Collection. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 122. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

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Museum No.: BM 034618 + OIM A01670
Accession No.: Sp 2, 0098

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Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-04 at 11:43:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-04 at 11:42:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-04 at 09:19:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	approved

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“LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364341.

LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 artifact entry (No. P364341). (2025, May 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364341 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364341 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

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“LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364341.

LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 artifact entry (No. P364341). (2025, May 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364341 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 1596 + OIP 122, 167 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364341 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

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