BMAPT no. 91 (P551611)

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 036744 + BM 037031

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	P551611
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P551611

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 036744 + BM 037031
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0477 + 1880-06-17, 0775

References

primary: Ossendrijver, BMAPT, no. 91

[Ossendrijver2012BMAPT] Ossendrijver, Mathieu. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences . New York : Springer.
history: JCS 22, 112 (H), 94-96, 112 text J

[Neugebauer1968-1969JCS22] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1968-1969. “Some Atypical Astronomical Cuneiform Texts, II.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 22 (3/4): 92–113. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359125.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-13 at 13:21:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-08 at 11:56:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-08 at 10:13:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-07 at 16:21:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BMAPT No. 91 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551611.

BMAPT no. 91 artifact entry (No. P551611). (2025, May 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551611 (Original work published 2024)

BMAPT no. 91 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551611 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BMAPT No. 91 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551611.

BMAPT no. 91 artifact entry (No. P551611). (2025, May 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551611 (Original work published 2024)

BMAPT no. 91 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551611 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551611},
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