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BE 20/1, 009 (P230010)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 01143 (cast: HS 0222b)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 1,40)

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obverse
1. 1.40 a-ra2 1 & 1.40
2. a-ra2 2 & 3.[20]
3. a-ra2 3 & [5]
4. a-ra2 4 & [6.40]
5. a-ra2 5 & [8.20]
6. a-ra2 6 & [10]
7. a-ra2 7 & [11.40]
8. a-ra2 8 & [13.20]
9. a-ra2 9 & [15]
10. a-ra2 10 & [16.40]
reverse
1. a-ra2 11 & 18#.[20]
2. a-ra2 12 & [20]
3. a-ra2 13 & [21.40]
4. a-ra2 14 & [23.20]
5. a-ra2 15 & [25]
6. a-ra2 16 & [26.40]
7. a-ra2 17 & [28.20]
8. a-ra2 18 & [30]
9. a-ra2 20-la2-1(asz) & 31#.40
10. a-ra2 20 & [33.20]
11. a-ra2 30 & [50]
12. a-ra2 40 & 1.6.[40]
13. a-ra2 50 & 1.23.20

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BE 20/1, 009

    [Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.

  • history: MKT 1, 041, Ist Ni 01143

    [Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.

  • history: TMN, (table de multiplication)

    [Proust2007TMN] Proust, Christine. 2007. Tablettes Mathematiques de Nippur. Varia Anatolica 18. Istanbul : Institut français d’études anatoliennes Georges Dumézil.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-02 at 08:23:50 Proust, Christine Atf Proust, Christine CDLI approved View
2008-05-02 at 08:17:00 Proust, Christine Atf Proust, Christine CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 20/1, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230010.
BE 20/1, 009 artifact entry (No. P230010). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230010 (Original work published 2003)
BE 20/1, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230010 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {BE 20/1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230010},
}


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