MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 (P254930)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07531

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

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	P254930
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254930

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 07531
Accession Number

References

primary: MKT 1, 289, TMB 098

[Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45	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

“MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254930.

MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 artifact entry (No. P254930). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254930 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254930 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254930.

MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 artifact entry (No. P254930). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254930 (Original work published 2005)

MKT 1, 289, TMB 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254930 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {MKT 1, 289, {TMB} 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254930},
}

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