ACT 0194a (P481607)

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 045818 + BM 045838 + BM 046192

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (daily positions of moon for S.E. 243)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (daily positions of moon for S.E. 243)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P481607
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P481607

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 045818 + BM 045838 + BM 046192
Accession Number	1881-07-06, 0239 + 1881-07-06, 0262 + 1881-07-06, 0653

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.45818
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0706-239

References

primary: ACT, 0194a

[Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.
history: Ossendrijver, BMAPT, no. 93

[Ossendrijver2012BMAPT] Ossendrijver, Mathieu. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences . New York : Springer.

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
2025-04-20 at 09:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-07 at 14:20:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-20 at 09:15:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-09-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ACT 0194a Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481607.

ACT 0194a artifact entry (No. P481607). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481607 (Original work published 2015)

ACT 0194a artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481607 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {ACT 0194a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481607},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ACT 0194a Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481607.

ACT 0194a artifact entry (No. P481607). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481607 (Original work published 2015)

ACT 0194a artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481607 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2026ACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {ACT 0194a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481607},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P481607
LB  - CDLI:P481607
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - ACT 0194a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481607
ER  -