ZA 106, 185-197 (P499419)

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

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Photo (detail)

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499419
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

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.46550
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0830-16

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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2016-12-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

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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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {ZA 106, 185-197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499419},
}

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