ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 (P557051)

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 099652

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

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) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557051
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P557051

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 099652
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 2014

References

primary: ADART 4, p. 538

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-16 at 17:28:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-13 at 08:45:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-11 at 17:44:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557051.

ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 artifact entry (No. P557051). (2025, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557051 (Original work published 2025)

ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557051 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P557051.

ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 artifact entry (No. P557051). (2025, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557051 (Original work published 2025)

ADART 4, p. 538, BM 099652 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557051 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {ADART 4, p. 538, {BM} 099652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557051},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/15/
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