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MCT 021, UM 29.15.647 (P254513)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-647

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 - mult. 24 Multiplication table 24 x; 7x7 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCT, 021, UM 29.15.647

    [Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-647
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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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Cite this Artifact
“MCT 021, UM 29.15.647 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P254513.
MCT 021, UM 29.15.647 artifact entry (No. P254513). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254513 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 021, UM 29.15.647 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254513 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 021, {UM} 29.15.647 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254513},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254513},
}


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