Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 (P254557)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell al-Diba'i), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067118

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell al-Diba'i)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254557
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254557

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tell al-Diba'i)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 067118
Accession Number	Db 2-146

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata)	Q65066275

References

primary: Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2

[Baqir1962Sumer18] Baqir, Taha. 1962. “Foreword.” Sumer 18: 5–14.
history: Høyrup, Jens, Lengths, Widths, Surfaces(Berlin-New York 2002) 257-261

[sec46695] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Wikidata	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-08-16 at 15:53:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 18, 11-14 & Pl. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254557.

Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 artifact entry (No. P254557). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254557 (Original work published 2005)

Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254557 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254557},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 18, 11-14 & Pl. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254557.

Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 artifact entry (No. P254557). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254557 (Original work published 2005)

Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254557 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {Sumer 18, 11-14 & pl. 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254557},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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