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Clay tablet; Babylonian astronomical calculations; gives calculations of new moons for the years 208-210 of the Seleucid era (104BC (23rd March)-101BC (18th April); the various columns give the progress of the sun and moon in degrees, the position of the sun and moon in the ecliptic, the length of daylight and half the length of the night, the eclipse magnitude, the lunar velocity at the time of conjunction, etc. Late Babylonina, Seleucid period, 103 BCE. From Babylonia. Clay, 5.75 x 5.25 cm. Inv. Sp-II.52.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART553030
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5000px × 2960px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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2nd century BCE
Astronomy
Babylonian
Calculation
Calendar
Clay
Cuneiform script
Seleucid Kingdom (312-64 BCE)
Tablet