AOAT 297, 338 (P257381)
Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-289Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Mathematical, 1;40x; 17x3 lines; 8.0x5.0)Language(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Mathematical, 1;40x; 17x3 lines; 8.0x5.0)
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primary: AOAT 297 (pp. 325-365), p. 338
[Robson2002AOAT297] Robson, Eleanor. 2002. “More than Metrology: Mathematics Education in an Old Babylonian Scribal School.” In Under One Sky - Astronomy and Mathematics in the Ancient Near East, edited by Annette Imhausen, 297:325–65. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.(obv. only)
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- Museum No.: UM 55-21-289
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0261
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Findspot Comments:
OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI fill
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-26 at 19:03:36 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | 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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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (567870) (567870)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-289) (UM.55-21-289)
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-20]},
year = {2024},
month = {jun 26},
title = {AOAT 297, 338 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P257381},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257381},
}
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