LBAT 0334* (P364522)
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 031474Period
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, 334*
[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. -186 C
[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: Sachs, PTRSL A.276, 49, fig 12
[Sachs1974PTRSLA276] Sachs, Abraham J. 1974. “Babylonian Observational Astronomy,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, 276 (1257): 43–50.
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- Museum No.: BM 031474
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1201
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
- Dates Referenced: HE.SE.125
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.31474) (BM.31474)
- Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 2 (X201863) (X201863)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1876-1117-1201) (W_1876-1117-1201)
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
year = {2025},
month = {may 26},
title = {LBAT 0334* artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P364522},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364522},
}
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