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

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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.)

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  • primary: MCT, 031, CBS 08281

    [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.: CBS 08281
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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 metadata 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 metadata Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 031, {CBS} 08281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254546},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 14, 2026).
@misc{2023MCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 031, {CBS} 08281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254546},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P254546
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M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - MCT 031, CBS 08281 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254546
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