LBAT 0267 (P364470)
Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 045723Period
Hellenistic (323-63 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 (Astronomical diary)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: LBAT, 267
[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: ADART 2, no. -248
[Hunger1989ADART2] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 1989. Diaries from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C. Vol. 2. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Wien.
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history: Stephenson, HEER, 134
[Stephenson1997HEER] Stephenson, F. Richard. 1997. Historical Eclipses and Earth’s Rotation. Cambridge University Press.
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- Museum No.: BM 045723
- Accession No.: 1881-07-06, 0130
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
- Dates Referenced: HE.SE.063
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.45723) (BM.45723)
- Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 2 (X202480) (X202480)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0706-130) (W_1881-0706-130)
Cite this Artifact
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year = {2025},
month = {may 23},
title = {LBAT 0267 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P364470},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364470},
}
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