BE 20/1, 012 (P230013)

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 01871 (cast: HS 0219)

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. 7,12)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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obverse
1. 1 & 7.12
2. 2 & 14.24
3. 3 & 21.36
4. 4 & 28.48
5. 5 & 36
6. 6 & 43.12
7. 7 & 50.24
8. 8 & 57.36
9. 9 & 1.4.48
10. 10 & 1.12
11. 11 & 1.19.12
12. 12 & 1.26.24
13. 13 & 1.33.36
  2 lines broken
reverse
1. 16 & 1.55.12
2. 17 & 2.2.24
3. 18 & 2.9.36
4. 20-la2-1(disz) & 2.16.48
5. 20 & 2.24
6. 30 & 3.36
7. 50 & 6
8. 7.12 7.12
9. 51.50.24
  single ruling
10. 1 & 7

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, 012

    [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, 040, Ist Ni 01871

    [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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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 01871 (cast: HS 0219)
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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 08:51:59 Proust, Christine Atf Proust, Christine CDLI approved View
2008-05-02 at 08:40:26 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230013.
BE 20/1, 012 artifact entry (No. P230013). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230013 (Original work published 2003)
BE 20/1, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230013 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {BE 20/1, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230013},
}

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