BagM 28, 199 14 (P279649)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5325

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical [identification uncertain] (Numbers!; 2x3 lines; math?)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

48.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
1'. [...] x x [...]
 ts: [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] _pap_ 3(disz) me 4(u) {gesz}ban2# [...]
 ts: [...] napḫar 3 mē 40 sūt# [...]
3'. [...] 6(disz) {gesz}ban2 gal 9(disz) 9(disz) 9(disz) 9(disz) [...]
 ts: [...] 6 sūt rabītu 9 9 9 9 [...]
4'. x# 4(disz) me 2(u) {gesz}ban2 gal _u4_-x#-[...]
 ts: x# 4 mē 20 sūt rabītu _u4_-x#-[...]
reverse
1'. 6(disz) {gesz}ban2 gal
 ts: 6 sūt rabītu
2'. [...] 9(disz) 9(disz)# 9(disz)# 9(disz)# 9(disz)#
 ts: [...] 9 9 9 9 9

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 33.0 wide
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: (lentil)
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  • primary: BagM 28 (pp. 185-208), 199 14

    [Sassmannshausen1997BagM28] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 1997. “Mittelbabylonische Runde Tafeln Aus Nippur.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 185–208.

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  • Museum No.: N 5325
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-10 at 15:40:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-23 at 16:26:32 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-10-19 at 16:15:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf van Soldt, Wilfred H.; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
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
“BagM 28, 199 14 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279649.
BagM 28, 199 14 artifact entry (No. P279649). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279649 (Original work published 2005)
BagM 28, 199 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279649 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {BagM 28, 199 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279649},
}


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