CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 (P274707)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085194

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (problem text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274707 P254438 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274707

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 085194
Accession Number	1899-04-15, 0001

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.85194
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1899-0415-1

References

primary: CT 9, pl. 08-13, BM 085194

[King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 9.
history: New MCT, §08.1.4, §08.5.12, §11.3.1 BM 085194

[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.
history: MKT 1, 142-193

[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.
history: MCT, 96

[Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.
history: TMB 21-39

[Thureau-Dangin1938TMB] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1938. Textes Mathématiques Babyloniens. Publications de La Société Orientale Ex Oriente Lux 1. Leiden, Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 08-13, BM 085194 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274707.

CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 artifact entry (No. P274707). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274707 (Original work published 2005)

CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274707 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 08-13, {BM} 085194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274707},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 08-13, BM 085194 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274707.

CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 artifact entry (No. P274707). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274707 (Original work published 2005)

CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274707 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 08-13, {BM} 085194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274707
LB  - CDLI:P274707
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 08-13, BM 085194 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274707
ER  -