Menshed diss. no. 39 (P508422)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 054467

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P508422
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P508422

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	312 HL 04
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 054467
Accession Number

References

primary: Basema diss., IM 54467

[Abid1998diss] Abid, Basima Jaleel. 1998. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.
history: BagM 35, p. 189

[Fadhil2004BagM35] Fadhil, Anmar Abdullilah. 2004. “Qualifikationsarbeiten Zum Magister Oder Doktor Phil. Des Department of Archaeology Der Universität Baghdad, Teil 4.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 35: 173–219.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-23 at 15:52:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 07:22:32	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-02-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Menshed Diss. No. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508422.

Menshed diss. no. 39 artifact entry (No. P508422). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508422 (Original work published 2018)

Menshed diss. no. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508422 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Menshed Diss. No. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508422.

Menshed diss. no. 39 artifact entry (No. P508422). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508422 (Original work published 2018)

Menshed diss. no. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508422 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {Menshed diss. no. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508422},
}

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