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ADART 3, no. -85 B (P565294)

Astral sciences tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 038117

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical Diary)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Astral sciences (Astronomical Diary)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: ADART 3, no. -85 B

[Hunger1996ADART3] Sachs, Abraham J., and Hermann Hunger. 1996. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vol. 3. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, vol. 3. Wien.

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Museum No.: BM 038117
Accession No.: 1880-10-12, 0019

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced: HE.SE.226
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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-05-23 at 08:30:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-28 at 10:20:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ADART 3, No. -85 B Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P565294.

ADART 3, no. -85 B artifact entry (No. P565294). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565294 (Original work published 2025)

ADART 3, no. -85 B artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565294 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {ADART 3, no. -85 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P565294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P565294},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ADART 3, No. -85 B Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P565294.

ADART 3, no. -85 B artifact entry (No. P565294). (2025, May 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565294 (Original work published 2025)

ADART 3, no. -85 B artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565294 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 23},
	title = {ADART 3, no. -85 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P565294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P565294},
}

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