MCT 031, CBS 08281 (P254546)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08281

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. comb.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. comb.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254546
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254546

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 08281
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	583086
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.8281

References

primary: MCT, 031, CBS 08281

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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

“MCT 031, CBS 08281 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P254546.

MCT 031, CBS 08281 artifact entry (No. P254546). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254546 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 031, CBS 08281 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254546 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MCT 031, CBS 08281 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P254546.

MCT 031, CBS 08281 artifact entry (No. P254546). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254546 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 031, CBS 08281 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254546 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254546},
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