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MDP 34, 21 (P254829)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 13931

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 64.0 mm

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 64.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MDP 34, 21, p. 108

[Bruins1961MDP34] Bruins, Evert M., and Marguerite M. Rutten. 1961. Textes Mathématiques de Suse. Vol. 34. Mémoires de La Délégation Archéologique En Iran. Paris: Paul Geuthner. https://geuthner.com/livre/textes-math%C3%A9matiques-de-suse/270.

pl. 31, 32 (tablet R)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Sb 13931
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Provenience

Provenience: Susa (mod. Shush) Provenience Comments:
Suse ville royale chantier 1
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-02-01 at 23:57:30	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2025-02-01 at 23:53:56	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-06-27 at 08:23:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-27 at 08:20:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010186431) (cl010186431)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

= TMS 21

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 34, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254829.

MDP 34, 21 artifact entry (No. P254829). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254829 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 21 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254829 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254829},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 34, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P254829.

MDP 34, 21 artifact entry (No. P254829). (2025, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254829 (Original work published 2005)

MDP 34, 21 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254829 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MDP 34, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254829},
}

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