MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 (P251878)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2831

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P251878
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P251878

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 2831
Accession Number

References

primary: MSCT 1,, 019, MS 2831

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

a hand tablet with a squaring exercise

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251878.

MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry (No. P251878). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251878

MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251878 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P251878.

MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry (No. P251878). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251878

MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251878 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

@misc{2004MSCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {MSCT 1, 019, {MS} 2831 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251878},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P251878
LB  - CDLI:P251878
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - MSCT 1, 019, MS 2831 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P251878
ER  -