ADART 5, 100 (P496568)
Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 041042 (+) BM 041056Period
Hellenistic (323-63 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences
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primary: ADART 5, 100
[Hunger2001ADART5] Hunger, Hermann, Abraham J. Sachs, and John M. Steele. 2001. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. 5: Lunar and Planetary Texts. Denkschriften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, Band 299. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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- Museum No.: BM 041042 (+) BM 041056
- Accession No.: 1881-04-28, 0589 (+) 1881-04-28, 0603
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2025-02-16 at 12:46:52 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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2015-12-18 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.41042) (BM.41042)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0428-589) (W_1881-0428-589)
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Cite this Artifact
“ADART 5, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P496568.
ADART 5, 100 artifact entry (No. P496568). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496568 (Original work published 2015)
ADART 5, 100 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496568 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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