ACT 0207d (P481618)

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 035564 + BM 040081 (+) BM 077256

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (procedure procedure text for moon)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (procedure procedure text for moon)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481618

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 035564 + BM 040081 (+) BM 077256
Accession Number Sp 3, 0071 + 1881-02-01, 0045 (+) 1883-09-28, 0007

External resources

References

  • primary: ACT, 0207d

    [Neugebauer1955ACT] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1955. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts.

  • history: Ossendrijver, BMAPT, no. 79

    [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 Action
2025-04-24 at 17:53:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-08 at 11:49:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-07 at 14:20:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 09:15:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-09-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ACT 0207d Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481618.
ACT 0207d artifact entry (No. P481618). (2025, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481618 (Original work published 2015)
ACT 0207d artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481618 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481618},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ACT 0207d Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481618.
ACT 0207d artifact entry (No. P481618). (2025, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481618 (Original work published 2015)
ACT 0207d artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481618 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 24},
	title = {ACT 0207d artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481618},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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