MDP 27, 061 (P254724)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 03123

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 3)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - mult. 3)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254724 P254752 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254724

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number	NMI BK 03123
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P254724

References

primary: MDP 27, 61

[vanderMeer1935MDP27] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1935. Textes Scolaires de Suse. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse, Tome 27. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: New MCT, fig. 13.6.3 MMAP 27.061

[Friberg2016NewMCT] Friberg, Jöran, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 2016. New Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Cham : Springer.
history: Schülertexte aus Susa, T.322

[Malayeri2014Schülertextediss] Malayeri, Mehrnoush. 2014. Phdthesis. Phdthesis, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
history: MKT 3, 050, MMAP 27 - 61

[Neugebauer1935-1937MKT3] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935-1937. Mathematische Keilschrifttexte Vol. 3. Berlin, Springer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-28 at 10:07:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 15:47:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	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

“MDP 27, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254724.

MDP 27, 061 artifact entry (No. P254724). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254724 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 27, 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254724 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 27, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254724.

MDP 27, 061 artifact entry (No. P254724). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254724 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 27, 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254724 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254724},
}

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