MCT 016, YBC 04704 (P255013)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04704

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calc. (reciprocals))

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCT, 016, YBC 04704

    [Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.

  • history: MKT 1, 081

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 04704
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MCT 016, YBC 04704 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255013.
MCT 016, YBC 04704 artifact entry (No. P255013). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255013 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 016, YBC 04704 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255013 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255013},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MCT 016, YBC 04704 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255013.
MCT 016, YBC 04704 artifact entry (No. P255013). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255013 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 016, YBC 04704 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255013 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {MCT 016, {YBC} 04704 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255013},
}

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