OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 (P254420)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036776

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (coeff. list)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (coeff. list)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254420
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254420

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 036776
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0513

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.36776
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-0617-513

References

primary: OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 36776

[Robson1999OECT14] Robson, Eleanor. 1999. Mesopotamian Mathematics, 2100-1600 BC. Technical Constants in Bureaucracy and Education. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 14. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
history: New MCT, fig. 08.1.2 BM 036776

[Friberg2016NewMCT] Friberg, Jöran, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 2016. New Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Cham : Springer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-08 at 16:09:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 14, Fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254420.

OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 artifact entry (No. P254420). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254420 (Original work published 2005)

OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254420 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {OECT 14, fig. {A}.1.2, {BM} 036776 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254420},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 14, Fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254420.

OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 artifact entry (No. P254420). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254420 (Original work published 2005)

OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254420 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

@misc{2025OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {OECT 14, fig. {A}.1.2, {BM} 036776 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254420},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/8/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P254420
LB  - CDLI:P254420
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - OECT 14, fig. A.1.2, BM 036776 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254420
ER  -