MCT 131, YBC 07273 (P255046)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07273

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., diagram)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calc., diagram)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P255046
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P255046

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 07273
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-021338
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.7273

References

primary: MCT, 131, YBC 07273

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 131, YBC 07273 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255046.

MCT 131, YBC 07273 artifact entry (No. P255046). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255046 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 131, YBC 07273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255046 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MCT 131, YBC 07273 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255046.

MCT 131, YBC 07273 artifact entry (No. P255046). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255046 (Original work published 2005)

MCT 131, YBC 07273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255046 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MCT 131, {YBC} 07273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255046},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255046},
}

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