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JCS 36, 251 (P254900)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-192

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (prob., calc. (squares) Metrological calculation; problem text; area of a square; 4 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
blank space
1. 6.40
en: 0;0,0,6,40 (surface-sar):
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. 2(disz) szu-si ib2-sa2
en: 2 fingers squared,
2. a-sza3-bi en-nam
en: its surface area is what?
3. a-sza3-bi igi 3(disz)-gal2 sze-kam
en: Its surface area is of 1/3 barley-corn.
calculation: 0;0,20 ninda squared = 0;0,0,6,40 surface-sar (1/3 barley-corn).
double ruling
blank space
reverse
blank space

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)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (prob., calc. (squares) Metrological calculation; problem text; area of a square; 4 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

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primary: JCS 36, 251,

[Neugebauer1984-85956] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1984.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 29-15-192
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2015-07-10 at 12:52:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	approved

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Penn Museum (565928)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-192)

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“JCS 36, 251 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900.

JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (No. P254900). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900 (Original work published 2005)

JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 36, 251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900},
}

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“JCS 36, 251 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900.

JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (No. P254900). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900 (Original work published 2005)

JCS 36, 251 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 36, 251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254900},
}

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