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MCT 036 CBS 03551 (P254518)

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

CBS 03551

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation (squares))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 7.36
2. 7.36 ib2#-si8#
3. 57.47#!.36
  calculation: 7.36 × 7.36 = 57.45.36 (?)
  blank space
reverse
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCT, 036 CBS 03551

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

  • history: SCIAMVS 1, p.11-48, p. 23-24 no. 4

    [Robson2000Philadelphia] Robson, Eleanor. 2000. “Mathematical Cuneiform Tablets in Philadelphia. Part 1: Problems and Calculations.” SCIAMVS 1: 11–48.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 03551
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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
2014-08-18 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI 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 036 CBS 03551 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P254518.
MCT 036 CBS 03551 artifact entry (No. P254518). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254518 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 036 CBS 03551 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254518 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 036 {CBS} 03551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254518},
}


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