MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 (P254742)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.407 + MMA 86.11.408 + MMA 86.11.409

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - recip. frag.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - recip. frag.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254742 P254743 (retired) P254744 (retired) P412243 (retired) P412244 (retired) P412245 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254742

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number	MMA 86.11.407 + MMA 86.11.408 + MMA 86.11.409
Accession Number

References

primary: MCT, 13, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408

[Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.
history: CTMMA 2, 72-74

[Spar2005CTMMA2] Spar, Ira, and Wilfred G. Lambert. 2005. Literary and Scholastic Texts of the First Millennium B.C. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 2. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254742.

MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 artifact entry (No. P254742). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254742

MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254742 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 013, {MMA} 86.11.409 + {MCT} 036, {MMA} 86.11.407 +  86.11.408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254742},
}

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PY  - 2005
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LB  - CDLI:P254742
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 +  86.11.408 artifact 
entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254742.

MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 artifact entry (No. P254742). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254742

MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 + 86.11.408 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254742 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2005MCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 013, {MMA} 86.11.409 + {MCT} 036, {MMA} 86.11.407 +  86.11.408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254742},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254742
LB  - CDLI:P254742
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MCT 013, MMA 86.11.409 + MCT 036, MMA 86.11.407 +  86.11.408 artifact 
entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254742
ER  -