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Iraq 73, 135-143 (P424451)

Mathematical prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02392

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metrological table school)

Language(s)

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Measurements

220.0 mm × 100.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 220.0 high × 100.0 wide
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  • primary: Iraq 73 (pp. 127-147), 135-143

    [Chambon2011Iraq73] Chambon, Grégory, and Eleanor Robson. 2011. “Untouchable Or Unrepeatable? The Upper End Of The Old Babylonian Metrological Systems For Capacity And Area.” Iraq 73: 127–47.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 02392
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 13:22:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Iraq 73, 135-143 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424451.
Iraq 73, 135-143 artifact entry (No. P424451). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424451 (Original work published 2011)
Iraq 73, 135-143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424451 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {Iraq 73, 135-143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424451},
}


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