MDP 34, 06 (P254838)

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 13092

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (catalog)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

164.0 mm × 115.0 mm

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

= TMS 06

CDLI number	P254838 P496321 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254838

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	164.0 mm × 115.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 13092
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre)	cl010185656

References

primary: MDP 34, 06, p. 049

[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. VII, VIII, 11-13 (tablet Bb)
history: New MCT, §10.4 TMS 06

[Friberg2016NewMCT] Friberg, Jöran, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 2016. New Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Cham : Springer.

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
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 34, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254838.

MDP 34, 06 artifact entry (No. P254838). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254838 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254838 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 34, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254838.

MDP 34, 06 artifact entry (No. P254838). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254838 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 06 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254838 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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