LBAT 0369 (P364555)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 045676 + 1881-07-06, 0074 + 1881-07-06, 0227 + 1881-07-06, 0517 + 1881-07-06, 0540

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical diary)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.141
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P364555
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P364555

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 045676 + 1881-07-06, 0074 + 1881-07-06, 0227 + 1881-07-06, 0517 + 1881-07-06, 0540
Accession Number	1881-07-06, 0073 + 1881-07-06, 0074 + 1881-07-06, 0227 + 1881-07-06, 0517 + 1881-07-06, 0540

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.45676
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 2 (ADsD, ARART 2)	X201708
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0706-73

References

primary: LBAT, 369

[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: ADART 2, no. -170 H

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-20 at 09:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-30 at 11:02:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-27 at 17:16:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-25 at 17:45:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0369 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P364555.

LBAT 0369 artifact entry (No. P364555). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364555 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0369 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364555 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0369 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P364555.

LBAT 0369 artifact entry (No. P364555). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364555 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0369 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364555 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {LBAT 0369 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364555},
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