ADART 7, 133 (P551561)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 040613

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

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	P551561
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P551561

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040613
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0158

References

primary: ADART 7, 133

[Hunger2014ADART7] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 2014. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia: Volume 7. Almanacs and Normal Star Almanacs. Vol. 7. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1vw0qhd.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-06 at 15:45:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-07 at 11:58:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-06 at 09:25:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ADART 7, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551561.

ADART 7, 133 artifact entry (No. P551561). (2025, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551561 (Original work published 2024)

ADART 7, 133 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551561 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ADART 7, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551561.

ADART 7, 133 artifact entry (No. P551561). (2025, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551561 (Original work published 2024)

ADART 7, 133 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551561 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551561},
}

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