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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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Philip Arrhidaeus.02
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-29 at 13:40:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-15 at 13:54:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-30 at 14:04:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-30 at 10:53:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-26 at 17:59:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-25 at 15:14:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-24 at 16:18:27 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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 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: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	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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DA  - 2025/10/3/
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TI  - LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2025LBAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364429},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P364429
LB  - CDLI:P364429
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - LBAT 0212 + 0213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P364429
ER  -
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