TMN Ist Ni 00374 (P257557)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00374

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

obverse
column 1
1. [1-da] igi#
2. [2 gal2]-bi# & 30
3. [igi 3-gal2]-bi# & 20
4. [igi 4] & 15
5. [igi 5] & 12
6. [igi 6] & 10
7. [igi 7] & nu
8. [igi 8] & [7].30
9. [igi 9] & [6].40
10. [igi 10] & 6
11. [igi 11] & nu
12. [igi 12] & 5
13. [igi 13] & nu
14. [igi 14] & nu
15. [igi 15] & 4
column 2
1. [igi] 16 & 3.45
2. igi 17 & [nu]
3. igi 18 & 3.20
4. [igi 19] & [nu]
5. igi 20 & 3
6. igi 21 & nu
7. igi 22 & [nu]
8. [igi] 23 & [nu]
9. [igi 24] & [2].30
10. igi 25 & 2.24
11. igi 26 & nu
12. igi 27 & 2.13.20
13. igi 28 & nu
14. igi 29 & nu
15. igi 30 & 2
16. igi 31 & nu
17. igi 32 & 1.52.30
reverse
column 1
1. igi 33 & nu
2. igi 34 & nu
3. igi 35 & nu
4. igi 36 & 1.40
5. igi 37 & nu
6. igi 38 & nu
7. igi 39 & nu
8. igi 40 & 1.30
9. igi 41 & nu
10. igi 42 & nu
11. igi 43 & nu
12. igi 44 & nu
13. igi 45 & 1.20
14. igi 46 & nu
15. igi 47 & nu
16. igi 48 & 1.15
17. igi 49 & nu
18. igi 50 & 1.12
column 2
1. [igi 51] & nu
2. [igi 52] & nu
3. [igi 53] & nu
4. igi 54 & 1.6.40
5. igi 55 & nu
6. igi 56 & nu
7. igi 57 & nu
8. igi 58 & nu
9. igi 59 & nu
10. [igi 1] & 1
11. [igi 1.4] & [56.15]
12. [igi 1.12] & 50
13. [igi 1.15] & 48#
14. [igi 1.20] & 45
15. [igi 1.21] & [44].26#.40
16. [igi 1.30] & 40
17. [igi 1.36] & 37#.30
18. [igi 1.40] & 36

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P257557

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 00374
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.374

References

  • primary: TMN, Ist Ni 00374

    [Proust2007TMN] Proust, Christine. 2007. Tablettes Mathematiques de Nippur. Varia Anatolica 18. Istanbul : Institut français d’études anatoliennes Georges Dumézil.

    table d'inverses "igi nu"

  • history: New MCT, §13.5 Ist Ni 00374

    [Friberg2016NewMCT] Friberg, Jöran, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 2016. New Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Cham : Springer.

  • citation: Friberg CDLJ 2005, 4.10-11

    [Friberg2005Sexagesimal] Friberg, Jöran. 2005. “On the Alleged Counting with Sexagesimal Place Value Numbers in Mathematical Cuneiform Texts from the Third Millennium BC.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2005 (2): 1–23. https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdlj/2005-2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-22 at 13:45:11 Durham, Madelyn Artifact metadata, Other metadata Durham, Madelyn Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:47:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2011-07-22 at 14:46:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-02 at 10:27:50 Proust, Christine Transliteration Proust, Christine CDLI Approved View
2008-05-02 at 10:23:08 Proust, Christine Transliteration Proust, Christine CDLI Approved View
2005-04-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TMN Ist Ni 00374 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P257557.
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (No. P257557). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257557 (Original work published 2005)
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257557 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257557},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TMN Ist Ni 00374 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P257557.
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (No. P257557). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257557 (Original work published 2005)
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257557 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 23},
	title = {TMN {Ist} {Ni} 00374 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257557},
}


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