AoF 39, 222 (P464229)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 464229

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metrological table)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

155.0 mm × 132.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(gesz'u@c) {ninda#}nindax(DU)#? sag
1.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) sa2
1.b. 3(szar2@c) 2(bur'u@c)
calculation: 600 × 600 = 360,000 sqninda = 200 bur3
2.a1. 9(gesz2@c)
2.a2. 9(gesz2@c) sa2
2.b. 2(szar2@c) 4(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
calculation: 540 × 540 = 291,600 sqninda = 162 bur3
3.a1. 8(gesz2@c)
3.a2. 8(gesz2@c) sa2
3.b. 2(szar2@c) 8(bur3@c)
calculation: 480 × 480 = 230,400 sqninda = 128 bur3
4.a1. 7(gesz2@c)
4.a2. 7(gesz2@c) sa2
4.b. 1(szar2@c) 3(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)
calculation: 420 × 420 = 176,400 sqninda = 98 bur3
5.a1. 6(gesz2@c)
5.a2. 6(gesz2@c) sa2
5.b. 1(szar2@c) 1(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
calculation: 360 × 360 = 129,600 sqninda = 72 bur3
6.a1. 5(gesz2@c)
6.a2. 5(gesz2@c) sa2
6.b. 5(bur'u@c)
calculation: 300 × 300 = 90,000 sqninda = 50 bur3
7.a1. 4(gesz2@c)
7.a2. 4(gesz2@c) sa2
7.b. 3(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
calculation: 240 × 240 = 57,600 sqninda = 32 bur3
8.a1. 3(gesz2@c)
8.a2. 3(gesz2@c) sa2
8.b. 1(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)
calculation: 180 × 180 = 32,400 sqninda = 18 bur3
9.a1. 2(gesz2@c)
9.a2. 2(gesz2@c) sa2
9.b. 8(bur3@c)
calculation: 120 × 120 = 14,400 sqninda = 8 bur3
10.a1. 1(gesz2@c)
10.a2. 1(gesz2@c) sa2
10.b. 2(bur3@c)
calculation: 60 × 60 = 3,600 sqninda = 2 bur3
11.a1. 5(u@c)
11.a2. 5(u@c) sa2
11.b. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)
calculation: 50 × 50 = 2,500 sqninda = 1 bur3 7 iku
12.a1. 4(u@c)
12.a2. 4(u@c) sa2
12.b. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c)
calculation: 40 × 40 = 1,600 sqninda = 16 iku
13.a1. 3(u@c)
13.a2. 3(u@c) sa2
13.b. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
calculation: 30 × 30 = 900 sqninda = 9 iku
14.a1. 2(u@c)
14.a2. 2(u@c) sa2
14.b. 4(iku@c)
calculation: 20 × 20 = 400 sqninda = 4 iku
15.a1. 1(u@c)#
15.a2. 1(u@c)# sa2#
15.b. 1(iku@c)
calculation: 10 × 10 = 100 sqninda = 1 iku
16.a1. [5(asz@c)]
16.a2. 5(asz@c) sa2
16.b. 1/4(iku@c)
calculation: 5 × 5 = 25 sqninda = 1/4 iku
column 2
1.a1. 1(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) sag
1.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki#
1.b. [3(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c)]
calculation: 10 × 600 = 6,000 sqninda = 3 bur3 6 iku
2.a1. 9(asz@c)
2.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
2.b. 3(bur3@c)#
calculation: 9 × 600 = 5,400 sqninda = 3 bur3
3.a1. 8(asz@c)
3.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
3.b. 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c)#
calculation: 8 × 600 = 4,800 sqninda = 2 bur3 12 iku
4.a1. 7(asz@c)
4.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
4.b. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c)
calculation: 7 × 600 = 4,200 sqninda = 2 bur3 6 iku
5.a1. 6(asz@c)
5.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
5.b. 2(bur3@c)
calculation: 6 × 600 = 3,600 sqninda = 2 bur3
6.a1. 5(asz@c)
6.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
6.b. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c)
calculation: 5 × 600 = 3,000 sqninda = 1 bur3 12 iku
7.a1. 4(asz@c)
7.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
7.b. 1(bur3@c)# 1(esze3@c)#
calculation: 4 × 600 = 2,400 sqninda = 1 bur3 6 iku
8.a1. 3(asz@c)
8.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
8.b. 1(bur3@c)
calculation: 3 × 600 = 1,800 sqninda = 1 bur3
9.a1. 2(asz@c)
9.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
9.b. 2(esze3@c)
calculation: 2 × 600 = 1,200 sqninda = 12 iku
10.a1. 1(asz@c)
10.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
10.b. 1(esze3@c)
calculation: 1 × 600 = 600 sqninda = 6 iku
11.a1. 3(asz@c) ur2 hal-la
ur2 la hal
11.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
11.b. 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)
calculation: 3/4 × 600 = 450 sqninda = 4 1/2 iku
12.a1. 2(asz@c) ur2 hal-la
hal la ur2
12.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
12.b. 3(iku@c)#
calculation: 2/4 × 600 = 300 sqninda = 3 iku
13.a1. 1(asz@c) ur2 hal-la
13.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
13.b. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)
calculation: 1/4 × 600 = 150 sqninda = 1 1/2 iku
14.a1. 1(asz@c) kusz3 numun
14.a2. 1(gesz'u@c) ki
14.b. 1(iku@c)
calculation: 1/6 × 600 = 100 sqninda = 1 iku
15. sanga ur#-{d}inanna sanga zabalam4#
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(szar2@c) 5(bur'u@c) [...]
3. [...]
4. 1(bur'u@c) 6(bur3@c)# [...]
rest broken

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P464229
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P464229

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	155.0 mm × 132.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Poor)

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous
Museum Number	Anonymous 464229
Accession Number

References

primary: AoF 39 (pp. 218-225), 222

[Feliu2012AoF39] Feliu, Lluís. 2012. “A New Early Dynastic IIIb Metro-Mathematical Table Tablet of Area Measures from Zabalam.” Altorientalische Forschungen 39 (2): 218–25. https://doi.org/10.1524/aofo.2012.0014.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-13 at 13:08:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-14 at 08:42:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-10 at 16:29:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-10 at 18:17:40	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-12-01 at 09:02:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-19 at 19:24:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-19 at 19:16:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AoF 39, 222 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464229.

AoF 39, 222 artifact entry (No. P464229). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464229 (Original work published 2014)

AoF 39, 222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464229 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AoF 39, 222 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464229.

AoF 39, 222 artifact entry (No. P464229). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464229 (Original work published 2014)

AoF 39, 222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464229 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {AoF 39, 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464229},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464229},
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