MCT 042 YBC 07289 (P255048)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07289

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation of the length of a diagonal)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1.a. 30
1.b.1. 1.24.51.10
  Babylonian square root of 2 = 1.41421296 vs. mod. 1.41421356...
1.b.2. 42.25.35
  1.24.51.10 /2 = 42.25.35
reverse
  (possibly erased exercise with right triangle)

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation of the length of a diagonal)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P255048

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 07289
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021354
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.7289
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q2178529

References

  • primary: MCT, 042 YBC 07289

    [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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-08-14 at 09:00:09 Rosenstein, Pavla Transliteration Rosenstein, Pavla Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 View
2019-08-09 at 21:45:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-18 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MCT 042 YBC 07289 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255048.
MCT 042 YBC 07289 artifact entry (No. P255048). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255048 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 042 YBC 07289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255048 (Accessed: July 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MCT 042 YBC 07289 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255048.
MCT 042 YBC 07289 artifact entry (No. P255048). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255048 (Original work published 2005)
MCT 042 YBC 07289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255048 (Accessed: July 16, 2026).
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