JCS 36, 251 (P254900)
Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-15-192Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (prob., calc. (squares) Metrological calculation; problem text; area of a square; 4 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
blank space
1. 6.40
en: 0;0,0,6,40 (surface-sar):
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. 2(disz) szu-si ib2-sa2
en: 2 fingers squared,
2. a-sza3-bi en-nam
en: its surface area is what?
3. a-sza3-bi igi 3(disz)-gal2 sze-kam
en: Its surface area is of 1/3 barley-corn.
calculation: 0;0,20 ninda squared = 0;0,0,6,40 surface-sar (1/3 barley-corn).
double ruling
blank space
reverse
blank space
obverse
column 1
blank space
1. 6.40
en: 0;0,0,6,40 (surface-sar):
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. 2(disz) szu-si ib2-sa2
en: 2 fingers squared,
2. a-sza3-bi en-nam
en: its surface area is what?
3. a-sza3-bi igi 3(disz)-gal2 sze-kam
en: Its surface area is of 1/3 barley-corn.
calculation: 0;0,20 ninda squared = 0;0,0,6,40 surface-sar (1/3 barley-corn).
double ruling
blank space
reverse
blank space
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (prob., calc. (squares) Metrological calculation; problem text; area of a square; 4 lines)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: JCS 36 (pp. 243-251), 251
[Neugebauer1984JCS36] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1984. “Mathematical and Metrological Texts.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 36 (2): 243–51. https://doi.org/10.2307/1360058.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-15-192
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-08-30 at 09:47:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2015-07-10 at 12:52:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (565928) (565928)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-192) (UM.29-15-192)
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Cite this Artifacts
“JCS 36, 251 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254900.
JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (No. P254900). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254900 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254900 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
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