RlA 7, 541 (P216852)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058045

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (diagram)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1.a1. 2(disz) gi 2(disz)#? [kusz3]
1.a2. 1(disz) gi 1(disz) kusz3
1.b1. 2(disz) gi
1.b2. 2(disz) gi
reverse
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RlA 7, 541

    [Friberg1990-61216] Friberg, Jöran. 1990.

  • history: Remarkable Collection, §11.3a

    [Friberg2007remarkable] Friberg, Jöran. 2007. A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts. Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection. Cuneiform Texts, I. New York, etc.: Springer.

  • history: CDLJ 2009/3, §9.3.1

    [FribergCDLJ2009/3] Friberg, Jöran. 2009. “A Geometrical Algorithm with Solutions to Quadratic Equations in a Sumerian Juridical Documents from Ur III Umma.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2009 (3).

  • history: Proust, Christine, CultureMATH xxx no., 1

    [ProustCultureMATH] Proust, Christine. n.d.

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  • Museum No.: IM 058045
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0600 ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:03:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:45:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-01-06 at 17:46:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RlA 7, 541 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216852.
RlA 7, 541 artifact entry (No. P216852). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216852 (Original work published 1970)
RlA 7, 541 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216852 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
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	month = {jul 23},
	title = {RlA 7, 541 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216852},
}


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