MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 (P254586)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0218

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 7,12)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 7,12)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254586
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254586

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number	HS 0218
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	HS.218
Wikidata (Wikidata)	Q120091815

References

primary: MKT 1, 040, HS 0218

[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: BE 20/1, 13

[Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.
history: TMH 8, Proust, Christine, TMH 8 (2008) no. 57

[Proust2008TMH8] Proust, Christine. 2008. Tablettes Mathématiques de La Collection Hilprecht. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection 8.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Wikidata	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		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, 040, HS 0218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254586.

MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 artifact entry (No. P254586). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254586 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254586 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254586.

MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 artifact entry (No. P254586). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254586 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 040, HS 0218 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254586 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2024MKT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MKT 1, 040, {HS} 0218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254586},
}

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