JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 (P255057)

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 07356

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))

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P255057
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P255057

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 07356
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-021421
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.7356

References

primary: JNES 54, 253 fig. 6

[Nemet-Nejat1995-86367] Nemet-Nejat, Karen R. 1995.
history: AOAT 297, p. 258 no. 9 photo

[Nemet-Nejat2002AOAT297] Nemet-Nejat, Karen R. 2002. “Square Tablets in the Yale Babylonian Collection.” Edited by John M. Steele and Annette Imhausen. Under One Sky: Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East, Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 297: 253–81.

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 Artifact

“JNES 54, 253 Fig. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255057.

JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 artifact entry (No. P255057). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255057 (Original work published 2005)

JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255057 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JNES 54, 253 Fig. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255057.

JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 artifact entry (No. P255057). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255057 (Original work published 2005)

JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255057 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JNES 54, 253 fig. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255057},
}

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