SCIAMVS 11, 230 text B (P558508)

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 040754 + BM 044196

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (System A new moon ephemeris for (at least) SE 180)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (System A new moon ephemeris for (at least) SE 180)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.180
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P558508
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P558508

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040754 + BM 044196
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0029 + 1881-07-01, 1957

References

primary: SCIAMVS 11, (pp. 211-239), 230, text B

[Steele2010SCIAMVS11] Steele, John M. 2010. “Newly Identified Lunar and Planetary Tables from Babylon in the British Museum.” SCIAMVS 11: 211–39.
history: Aaboe, AIHS 25/97, 182-183, 204, 220-221

[Aaboe1975AIHS25/97] Aaboe, Asger Hartvig. 1975, Archives Internationales d’Histoire des Sciences, 25/97.

40754 only

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-16 at 19:22:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-09 at 09:39:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-19 at 09:18:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SCIAMVS 11, 230 Text B Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558508.

SCIAMVS 11, 230 text B artifact entry (No. P558508). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558508 (Original work published 2025)

SCIAMVS 11, 230 text B artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558508 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“SCIAMVS 11, 230 Text B Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P558508.

SCIAMVS 11, 230 text B artifact entry (No. P558508). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P558508 (Original work published 2025)

SCIAMVS 11, 230 text B artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P558508 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {SCIAMVS 11, 230 text {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P558508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P558508},
}

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