UET 5, 0121 (P254846)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057232

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P254846
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P254846

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057232
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 5, 121

[Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo H., and William J. Martin. 1953. Letters and Documents of the Old-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 5. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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

“UET 5, 0121 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254846.

UET 5, 0121 artifact entry (No. P254846). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254846

UET 5, 0121 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254846 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254846},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0121 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254846.

UET 5, 0121 artifact entry (No. P254846). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254846

UET 5, 0121 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254846 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 5, 0121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254846},
}

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DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254846
LB  - CDLI:P254846
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - UET 5, 0121 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254846
ER  -