LBAT 0938 (P365031)

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 041976

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P365031
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P365031

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 041976
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0598

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.41976
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0625-598

References

primary: LBAT, 938

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	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	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 0938 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365031.

LBAT 0938 artifact entry (No. P365031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365031 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0938 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365031 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“LBAT 0938 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365031.

LBAT 0938 artifact entry (No. P365031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365031 (Original work published 2007)

LBAT 0938 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365031 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {LBAT 0938 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365031},
}

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