JCS 36, 246-247 (P254904)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057828

Period

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254904 P254370 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254904

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	2N-T0030
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057828
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 36 (pp. 243-251), 246-247

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-08-30 at 09:47:18	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

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 36, 246-247 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254904.

JCS 36, 246-247 artifact entry (No. P254904). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254904 (Original work published 2005)

JCS 36, 246-247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254904 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 36, 246-247 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254904.

JCS 36, 246-247 artifact entry (No. P254904). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254904 (Original work published 2005)

JCS 36, 246-247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254904 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {JCS 36, 246-247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254904},
}

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PY  - 2024
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