LBAT 0212 + 0213 (P364429)

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 034093 + Sp 0544 + BM 035758

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical diary; includes solar eclipse on 26 September 321 BC (= 28/vi/2 Philip))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical diary; includes solar eclipse on 26 September 321 BC (= 28/vi/2 Philip))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: LBAT, 212 + 213

[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: AOAT 2, no. 180

[Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.
history: ADART 1, no. -321

[Hunger1988ADART1] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 1988. Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vol. 1. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Wien.
history: Stephenson, HEER, 79, 131-2, 141-2

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 034093 + Sp 0544 + BM 035758
Accession No.: Sp 0192 + Sp 0544 + Sp 3, 0281

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced: Philip Arrhidaeus.02
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-29 at 13:40:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-15 at 13:54:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-30 at 14:04:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-30 at 10:53:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-26 at 17:59:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-25 at 15:14:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-24 at 16:18:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-16 at 16:01:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.34093) (BM.34093)
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 1 (X103210) (X103210)
The British Museum Collection (W_SP-192) (W_SP-192)

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0212 + 0213 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364429.

LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry (No. P364429). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364429 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364429 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0212 + 0213 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364429.

LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry (No. P364429). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364429 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364429 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
}

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