N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945 (P278863)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945

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 capacity)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P278863.
N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945 artifact entry (No. P278863). (2005, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278863
N 3887 + N 3889 + N 3945 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278863 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
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	year = {2005},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {N 3887 + {N} 3889 + {N} 3945 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278863},
}


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