SF 082 (P010678)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12593

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metrological table)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1.a. 1(gesz'u@c)# sag# {ninda}nindax(DU)
1.b. 1(gesz'u@c)# [sa2]
1.c. [3(szar2@c) 2(bur'u@c) GAN2]
2.a. 9(gesz2@c)
2.b. 9(gesz2@c) sa2#
2.c. 2(szar2@c) 4(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)#
3.a. 8(gesz2@c)
3.b. 8(gesz2@c) sa2
3.c. 2(szar2@c) 8(bur3@c)#
4.a. 7(gesz2@c)
4.b. 7(gesz2@c) sa2#
4.c. 1(szar2@c)# 3(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)#
5.a. 6(gesz2@c)
5.b. 6(gesz2@c)# [sa2]
5.c. 1(szar2@c) 1(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
6.a. 5(gesz2@c)
6.b. 5(gesz2@c) sa2#
6.c. 5(bur'u@c)
7.a. 4(gesz2@c)
7.b. 4(gesz2@c) sa2
7.c. 3(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c)
8.a. 3(gesz2@c)#
8.b. 3(gesz2@c) sa2
8.c. 1(bur'u@c) 8(bur3@c)
9.a. 2(gesz2@c)
9.b. 2(gesz2@c) sa2
9.c. 8(bur3@c)#
10.a. 1(gesz2@c)
10.b. 1(gesz2@c) sa2
10.c. 2(bur3@c)
reverse
1.a. 5(u@c)#
1.b. 5(u@c) sa2
1.c. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)
2.a. 4(u@c)
2.b. 4(u@c) sa2
2.c. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c)#
3.a. 3(u@c)
3.b. 3(u@c) sa2
3.c. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
4.a. 2(u@c)#
4.b. 2(u@c)# sa2
4.c. 4(iku@c)#
5.a. 1(u@c)#
5.b. [1(u@c) sa2]
5.c. [1(iku@c)]
6.a. 5(disz@c)
6.b. 5(disz@c)# [sa2]
6.c. [1/4(iku@c)]
7. [...]

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Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SF, 082

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • history: MKT 1, 091, VAT 12593

    [Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12593
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-27 at 13:57:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2007-02-08 at 05:01:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SF 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010678.
SF 082 artifact entry (No. P010678). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010678 (Original work published 2001)
SF 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010678 (Accessed: September 19, 2024).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {SF 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010678},
}


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