LBAT 0429 (P364605)

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 045745

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: LBAT, 429

[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: Centaurus 24 (pp. 14-35), 23

[Aaboe1980Centaurus24] Aaboe, Asger. 1980. “Observation and Theory in Babylonian Astronomy.” Centaurus 24: 14–35.
history: ADART 3, no. -136 B

[Hunger1996ADART3] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 1996. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vol. 3. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, vol. 3. Wien.
history: Stephenson and Clark, AEAR, 31

[Stephenson1978AEAR] Stephenson, F. Richard, and David H. Clark. 1978. Applications of Early Astronomical Records. Vol. 4. Monographs on Astronomical Subjects. Bristol : Adam Hilger Ltd.
history: Stephenson, HEER, 64-65 (fig 3.9), 129-30, 136-7

[Stephenson1997HEER] Stephenson, F. Richard. 1997. Historical Eclipses and Earth’s Rotation. Cambridge University Press.
history: JHA 37, 55-69

[Stephenson2006JHA37] Stephenson, F. Richard, and John M. Steele. 2006. “Astronomical Dating of Babylonian Texts Describing the Total Solar Eclipse of S.E. 175,” Journal for the History of Astronomy, 37: 55–69.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 045745
Accession No.: 1881-07-06, 0157

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced: HE.SE.175
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-20 at 09:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-30 at 08:46:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-28 at 11:12:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-02-10 at 11:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-10-19 at 15:02:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-16 at 16:01:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2007-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.45745) (BM.45745)
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts 3 (X301362) (X301362)
The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0706-157) (W_1881-0706-157)

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0429 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364605.

LBAT 0429 artifact entry (No. P364605). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364605 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0429 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364605 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“LBAT 0429 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P364605.

LBAT 0429 artifact entry (No. P364605). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P364605 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0429 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P364605 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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	month = {may 23},
	title = {LBAT 0429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P364605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P364605},
}

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