CUSAS 21, 038 (P411619)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 52-06-031

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (calculations of the areas of 5 irregular quadrilaterals)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

80.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1.a. 4(N34) 3(N14) 5(N01) ,
1.b. 3(N34)# 2(N14) 6(N01) ,
1.c. 6(N34) ,
1.d. 2(N34) 4(N14) ,
2.a. 5(N34) 2(N14) 4(N01)# ,
2.b. 5(N34) 3(N14) ,
2.c. 6(N34)# ,
2.d. 2(N34) 3(N14) 4(N01)# ,
3.a. 1(N34) 2(N14) ,
3.b. 1(N34) ,
3.c. 1(N34) 2(N14) ,
3.d. 5(N14)# 4(N01)# ,
4.a. 4(N14) ,
4.b. 3(N14) ,
4.c. 5(N14) ,
4.d. 3(N14) ,
5.a. 8(N34) ,
5.b. 5(N34) ,
5.c. 8(N34) ,
5.d. 3(N34) 3(N14) ,
reverse
1.a. 5(N34) 5(N01) ,
1.b. 3(N34) 3(N01) ,
1.c. 3(N50) 1(N14) [...] GAN2
2.a. 5(N34)# 4(N14)# 2(N01)# 2(N08) ,
2.b. 4(N34)# 2(N01) ,
2.c. 4(N50) 3(N14)# [GAN2]
3.a. 1(N34) 2(N14) ,
3.b. 5(N14)# 7(N01) ,
3.c. 2(N14) 1(N22) 3(N01) 6(N08) , GAN2
4.a. 4(N14)# 5(N01) ,
4.b. 3(N14) ,
4.c. 2(N22) 1(N01) 5(N08) ,
4.d. 2(N45) 2(N50) 9(N14) 1(N22) 4(N01)# 3(N08)# ,
5.a. 8(N34) ,
5.b. 4(N34) 1(N14)# 5(N01) ,
5.c. 1(N45) 8(N14)# , GAN2#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 66.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 21, 38

    [Monaco2014CUSAS21] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2014. Archaic Bullae and Tablets in the Cornell University Collections. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 21. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Complete, damaged tablet. School text. Together with P006413, this tablet is the most archaic true mathematical text found up to the present time (Cf. S. F. Monaco, “Two Archaic Mathematical Tablets”, SEL 28 [2011]).

  • history: New MCT, §06.2 CUNES 52-06-031

    [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: , 1-3

    [MonacoSEL2011] Monaco, Salvatore F. 2011. “Two Archaic Mathematical Tablets.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 28: 1–5.

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  • Museum No.: CUNES 52-06-031
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-08 at 15:44:10 Robson, Eleanor Artifact Robson, Eleanor Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-29 at 09:35:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Monaco, Salvatore F. CDLI approved View
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Owen, David I. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20180125 englund: cp. the Uruk IV period mathematical exercise P003118

Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 21, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P411619.
CUSAS 21, 038 artifact entry (No. P411619). (2024, May 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P411619 (Original work published 2010)
CUSAS 21, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P411619 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 10},
	title = {CUSAS 21, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P411619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P411619},
}


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