MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 (P250517)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1844

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P250517
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P250517

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 1844
Accession Number

References

primary: MSCT 1,, 198, MS 1844

[Friberg2007MSCT1] Friberg, Jöran. 2007. A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts. Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection Cuneiform Texts 1. Springer.

a big hand tablet with an inheritance exercise: a geometric progression
history: Unexpected Links, 8-10

[Friberg2005Unexpected] Friberg, Jöran. 2005. Unexpected Links between Egyptian and Babylonian Mathematics. Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-06-08 at 08:42:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P250517.

MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 artifact entry (No. P250517). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250517 (Original work published 2004)

MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250517 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P250517.

MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 artifact entry (No. P250517). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250517 (Original work published 2004)

MSCT 1, 198, MS 1844 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250517 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {MSCT 1, 198, {MS} 1844 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250517},
}

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