LBAT 0371 (P364557)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 041581 + 1881-06-25, 0197

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)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P364557

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 041581 + 1881-06-25, 0197
Accession Number 1881-06-25, 0195 + 1881-06-25, 0197

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.41581
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 2 (ADsD, ARART 2) X201681
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0625-195

References

  • primary: LBAT, 371

    [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: BSOAS 66 (pp. 67-71), 69

    [Geller2003BSOAS66] Geller, Markham J. 2003. “Reviewed Work: Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. III, Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. by Abraham J. Sachs and Hermann Hunger.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 66 (1): 67–71.

  • history: ADART 2, no. -168 A

    [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.

  • history: JAOS 56, 247

    [Olmstead1936JAOS56] Olmstead, A. T. 1936. “Intertestamental Studies.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 56 (2): 242–57.

  • history: Pinches, OTHRAB, 480, 553

    [Pinches1903OTHRAB] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1903. The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia (2nd Edition). England: Society for promoting Christian knowledge.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-30 at 14:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-27 at 17:16:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-25 at 17:46:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-23 at 08:42:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-14 at 18:57:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0371 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P364557.
LBAT 0371 artifact entry (No. P364557). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364557 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 0371 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364557 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364557},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0371 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P364557.
LBAT 0371 artifact entry (No. P364557). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364557 (Original work published 2007)
LBAT 0371 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364557 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364557},
}


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