Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 (P522015)

Astral sciences tablet 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 032562

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (astronomical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.126
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P522015
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P522015

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 46.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032562
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 2305

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1876-1117-2305

References

primary: Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74 (pp. 587-603)

[deJong2020AHES74/6] Jong, Teije de, and Hermann Hunger. 2020. “Babylonian Observations of a Unique Planetary Configuration.” Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74 (6): 587–603.
history: ADART 4, no. -185 C

[Hunger2006ADART4] Hunger, Hermann, and Abraham J. Sachs. 2006. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol 4. Undated Diaries and Addenda. Denkschriften Der Philosophisch-Historischen Klasse 545.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-16 at 13:11:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 15:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-05 at 16:09:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-10 at 15:28:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-22 at 09:24:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-12-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P522015.

Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 artifact entry (No. P522015). (2025, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522015 (Original work published 2020)

Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522015 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P522015.

Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 artifact entry (No. P522015). (2025, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522015 (Original work published 2020)

Archive for History of Exact Sciences 74, 1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522015 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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