JCS 36, 243-244 (P254374)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?)
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0585
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 09:47:18 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
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20140105 firth: mathematical table of squares, with 11 lines on the obverse and 13 on the reverse.

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 36, 243-244 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254374.
JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry (No. P254374). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254374 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254374 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254374},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/30/
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 36, 243-244 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254374.
JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry (No. P254374). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254374 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254374 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254374},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254374
LB  - CDLI:P254374
M1  - 2025/9/11/
TI  - JCS 36, 243-244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254374
ER  - 
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