ZA 106, 185-197 (P499419)

Mathematical tablet dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 046550

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (reciprocals)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

108.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P499419

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 108.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 046550
Accession Number 1881-08-30, 0016

External resources

References

  • primary: ZA 106, 185-197

    [Fincke2016ZA106] Fincke, Jeanette C., Peter Zilberg, Mathieu Ossendrijver, and Wayne Horowitz. 2016. “BM 46550 – a Late Babylonian Mathematical Tablet with Computations of Reciprocal Numbers.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 106 (2): 185–97.

  • history: New MCT, §02.1 BM 046550

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 106, 185-197 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P499419.
ZA 106, 185-197 artifact entry (No. P499419). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499419 (Original work published 2016)
ZA 106, 185-197 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499419 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499419},
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Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 106, 185-197 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P499419.
ZA 106, 185-197 artifact entry (No. P499419). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499419 (Original work published 2016)
ZA 106, 185-197 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499419 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499419},
}

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