FM 06, 074 (P368198)

Mathematical cylinder excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Museum Number

NMSD — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metrological)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

object cylinder
column 1
1. 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
8. 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
9. 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10. 7(disz) sze ku3-babbar
11. 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
12. 8(disz)? sze ku3-babbar
13. 9(disz) sze ku3-babbar
14. 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
15. [1(u) 1(disz) sze] ku3#-babbar#
16. [1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar]
17. [1(u) 3(disz) sze] ku3#-babbar#
18. [1(u) 4(disz) sze] ku3-babbar
19. [1(u) 5(disz) sze] ku3-babbar
20. [1(u) 6(disz)] sze# ku3-babbar
21. [1(u) 7(disz)] sze# ku3-babbar
22. [1(u) 8(disz)] sze ku3-babbar
23. [1(u) 9(disz)] sze ku3-babbar
24. [2(u)] sze ku3-babbar
25. [...]
column 2
1. 2(u) 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. 2(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
5. 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. 2(u) 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
8. 2(u) 7(disz) sze ku3-babbar
9. 2(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10. 2(u) 9(disz) sze ku3#-[babbar]
11. igi-6(disz)-gal2 [ku3-babbar]
12. igi-6(disz)-gal2# 1(u) sze [ku3-babbar]
13. igi-4(disz)-[gal2 ku3-babbar]
14. igi-4(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze# [ku3-babbar]
15. [1/3(disz)?] su [ku3-babbar]
16. [1/3(disz)?] su# 1(u)# [5(disz)? sze ku3-babbar]
17. 1/2(disz) su [ku3-babbar]
18. 1/2(disz) su 1(u) 5(disz) [sze ku3-babbar]
19. 2/3(disz) su [ku3-babbar]
20. 2/3(disz) su 1(u) [5(disz)? sze ku3-babbar]
21. 2/3(disz) su 1(u) 5(disz) [sze ku3-babbar]
22. 5/6(disz) su ku3-[babbar]
23. 5/6(disz) su ku3#-babbar
24. 5/6(disz) su 1(disz) sze [ku3-babbar]
25. 5/6(disz) su 2(disz) sze [ku3-babbar]
column 3
missing
column 4
1. [...]
2. [... ku3]-babbar#
3. [... ku3]-babbar
4. [...] ku3#-babbar
5. [...] ku3-babbar
6. [...] ku3-babbar
7. [...] ku3-babbar
8. [...] ku3-babbar
9. [... ma-na] ku3#-babbar
10. [... ma-na] ku3-babbar
11. [... ma-na] ku3-babbar
12. [...] ku3-babbar
13. [... ma-na] ku3-babbar
14. [... ma-na] ku3-babbar
15. [... ma-na] ku3-babbar
16. [... gu2] ku3-babbar
17. [... gu2] ku3-babbar
18. [...] ku3-babbar
rest missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metrological)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P368198
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P368198

Physical information

Artifact type	Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Excavation Number	TH84-T0046
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number	NMSD — ?
Accession Number	M — ?

References

primary: FM 6, p.497-503, no. 74

[Chambon2002pédagogiques] Chambon, Grégory. 2002. “Trois Documents Pédagogiques de Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 497–503. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-02-26 at 09:42:33	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2007-03-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“FM 06, 074 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P368198.

FM 06, 074 artifact entry (No. P368198). (2007, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P368198

FM 06, 074 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P368198 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {FM 06, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P368198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P368198},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2007
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LB  - CDLI:P368198
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - FM 06, 074 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“FM 06, 074 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P368198.

FM 06, 074 artifact entry (No. P368198). (2007, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P368198

FM 06, 074 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P368198 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2007FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {FM 06, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P368198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P368198},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/3/10/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P368198
LB  - CDLI:P368198
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - FM 06, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P368198
ER  -