MCT 020, A 01555 (P254379)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A01555

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 50)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 50)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254379
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254379

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A01555
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	a28561d3-28e4-409c-8b3b-80be0c4f01bf

References

primary: MCT, 020, A 01555

[Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 020, A 01555 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254379.

MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry (No. P254379). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254379

MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254379 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 020, A 01555 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254379.

MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry (No. P254379). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254379

MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254379 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2005MCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 020, {A} 01555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254379
LB  - CDLI:P254379
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MCT 020, A 01555 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254379
ER  -