YOS 01, 25 (P142064)
Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 03895Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1.a. 3(u) 2(disz)
1.b. 5(disz)
1.c. 1(disz) 2(u)
calculation: (32 × 5) ÷ 2 = 80 (?)
2.a1. 3(u) 2(disz)
2.a2. 2(u) 5(disz)
2.b1. 5(u) 2(disz)
2.b2. 4(u) 8(disz)#!?
2.c. 2(u) 3(disz) 4(u) 6(disz)
calculation: ((32 + 25)/2 × (52 + 48)/2) = 1425 (?)
3.a. 2(u) 5(disz)
3.b. 2(u) 7(disz@v)#
3.c. 4(disz) 4(u)
calculation: (25 × 27) ÷ 2 = 337.5 (?)
4. 1(disz) 2(u) 6(disz)
5. n
possibly erasures
reverse
blank space
uncertain, not given
obverse
1.a. 3(u) 2(disz)
1.b. 5(disz)
1.c. 1(disz) 2(u)
calculation: (32 × 5) ÷ 2 = 80 (?)
2.a1. 3(u) 2(disz)
2.a2. 2(u) 5(disz)
2.b1. 5(u) 2(disz)
2.b2. 4(u) 8(disz)#!?
2.c. 2(u) 3(disz) 4(u) 6(disz)
calculation: ((32 + 25)/2 × (52 + 48)/2) = 1425 (?)
3.a. 2(u) 5(disz)
3.b. 2(u) 7(disz@v)#
3.c. 4(disz) 4(u)
calculation: (25 × 27) ÷ 2 = 337.5 (?)
4. 1(disz) 2(u) 6(disz)
5. n
possibly erasures
reverse
blank space
uncertain, not given
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (geometrical exercise)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: YOS 1, 25
[Clay1915YOS1] Clay, Albert T. 1915. Miscellaneous Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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- Museum No.: YBC 03895
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- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2014-11-20 at 09:54:31 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-11-20 at 09:52:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:23:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:31:01 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004902) (004902)
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-017960) (BC-017960)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.3895) (YBC.3895)
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Cite this Artifact
“YOS 01, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142064.
YOS 01, 25 artifact entry (No. P142064). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142064 (Original work published 2001)
YOS 01, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142064 (Accessed: September 8, 2025).
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year = {2023},
month = {feb 1},
title = {YOS 01, 25 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P142064},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142064},
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