MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 (P251645)

Mathematical Weight excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2481

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Weight

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

-

Measurements

120.0 mm × 53.0 mm , 478.20 g

  • Artifact type: Weight Artifact type comments:

    inscribed mina weight

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
  • Measurements (mm): 120.0 high × 53.0 thick
  • Weight: 478.20
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  • Artifact comments:

    inscribed mina weight


  • primary: MSCT 1,, 140, MS 2481

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

    a mina weight with an inscription in 3 lines


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2481
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-17 at 07:49:08 De Benedictis, Enrico Artifact De Benedictis, Enrico Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P251645.
MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 artifact entry (No. P251645). (2025, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251645 (Original work published 2004)
MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251645 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P251645.
MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 artifact entry (No. P251645). (2025, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251645 (Original work published 2004)
MSCT 1, 140, MS 2481 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251645 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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