BE 20/1, 003 (P263337)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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 08535

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Multiplication table: 1 x 9 = 9; 2 x 9 = 18, etc.; chemical analysis by Prof.Brown; purchased during Nippur II; Rev.: Inanna and Dumuzi Song (shir(3)-...) = Di R; (Obv)16x(LoE)1x(Rev)7 lines)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: blank pt. taken for chemical analysis
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  • Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Multiplication table: 1 x 9 = 9; 2 x 9 = 18, etc.; chemical analysis by Prof.Brown; purchased during Nippur II; Rev.: Inanna and Dumuzi Song (shir(3)-...) = Di R; (Obv)16x(LoE)1x(Rev)7 lines)
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  • primary: BE 20/1, 003

    [Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.

  • history: MKT 1, 039, CBS 08535

    [Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 20/1, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263337.
BE 20/1, 003 artifact entry (No. P263337). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263337 (Original work published 2005)
BE 20/1, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263337 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {BE 20/1, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263337},
}


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