MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 (P254451)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

BM 096957 + VAT 06598

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254451 P254924 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254451

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	BM 096957 + VAT 06598
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0011

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.96957
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-11

References

primary: MKT 1, 277, TMB 127

[Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.
history: New MCT, §08.6 BM 096957 + VAT 06598

[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.
history: OECT 14, fig. A.4.2-5, BM 96957 +

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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 Artifacts

“MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254451.

MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 artifact entry (No. P254451). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254451 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254451 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254451.

MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 artifact entry (No. P254451). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254451 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 277, TMB 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254451 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {MKT 1, 277, {TMB} 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254451},
}

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