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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 07289Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation of the length of a diagonal)Language(s)
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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)
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)
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculation of the length of a diagonal)
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primary: MCT, 042 YBC 07289
[Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.
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- Museum No.: YBC 07289
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- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 | Willighagen, Lars | Artifact | Willighagen, Lars | Wikidata | Willighagen, Lars | approved |
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| 2023-08-14 at 09:00:09 | Rosenstein, Pavla | Atf | Rosenstein, Pavla | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2019-08-09 at 21:45:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-08-18 at 14:30:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-021354) (BC-021354)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.7289) (YBC.7289)
- Wikidata (Q2178529) (Q2178529)
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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: August 10, 2025).
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