MCT 044, YBC 04675 (P254990)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04675

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254990
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254990

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 04675
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-018740
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.4675

References

primary: MCT, 044, YBC 04675

[Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.
history: Proust, Christine, CultureMATH xxx no., 2b

[ProustCultureMATH] Proust, Christine. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-23 at 10:03:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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

“MCT 044, YBC 04675 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254990.

MCT 044, YBC 04675 artifact entry (No. P254990). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254990 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 044, YBC 04675 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254990 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MCT 044, YBC 04675 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254990.

MCT 044, YBC 04675 artifact entry (No. P254990). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254990 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 044, YBC 04675 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254990 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MCT 044, {YBC} 04675 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254990},
}

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