CBS 07930 (P262887)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07930

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Metrological Table, measures of weight and area (some lines incomplete), with sexagesimal equivalents; (Obv)(i)1x(Rev)(ii)5x; (Obv)vertical ruled and archs of 3 circles)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Ru. part, corner missing
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  • Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Metrological Table, measures of weight and area (some lines incomplete), with sexagesimal equivalents; (Obv)(i)1x(Rev)(ii)5x; (Obv)vertical ruled and archs of 3 circles)
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“CBS 07930 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262887.
CBS 07930 artifact entry (No. P262887). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262887 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 07930 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262887 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262887},
}

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