MDP 34, 01 (P254816)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 13087

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (diagram)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 105.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (diagram)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

= TMS 01

CDLI number	P254816 P496316 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254816

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	100.0 mm × 105.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush) Suse ville royale chantier 1
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 13087
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre)	cl010185651

References

primary: MDP 34, 01, p. 022

[Bruins1961MDP34] Bruins, Evert M., and Marguerite M. Rutten. 1961. Textes Mathématiques de Suse. Vol. 34. Mémoires de La Délégation Archéologique En Iran. Paris: Paul Geuthner. https://geuthner.com/livre/textes-math%C3%A9matiques-de-suse/270.

pl. I, 1

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-02-01 at 23:57:30	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2025-02-01 at 23:53:56	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-06-27 at 08:23:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-27 at 08:20:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-07 at 12:53:16	Robson, Eleanor	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor	Robson, Eleanor	Declined
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 34, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254816.

MDP 34, 01 artifact entry (No. P254816). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254816 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254816 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MDP 34, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254816.

MDP 34, 01 artifact entry (No. P254816). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254816 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254816 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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