TMH 05, 065 (P020479)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0815

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (School text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c)# 7(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) us2 {ninda}nindax(DU)
2. sag 1(iku@c) GAN2
3. 1(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) 5(disz@t) kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a# 3(disz@t) szu-si 1/3(asz@c) szu-si
  calculation: 67.5 ÷ 100 = 1 + 5/12 + 23.33/(12 x 30)
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1. il il

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 36.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 5, 065

    [Pohl1935TMH5] Pohl, Alfred. 1935. Vorsargonische Und Sargonische Wirtschaftstexte : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, no. 5. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: TMH 8, 01

    [Proust2008TMH8] Proust, Christine. 2008. Tablettes Mathématiques de La Collection Hilprecht. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection 8.

  • history: ECTJ, 65

    [Westenholz1975ECTJ] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Early Cuneiform Texts in Jena. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Documents from Nippur and Fara in the Hilprecht-Sammlung. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Historisk-Filosofiske Skrifter 7, 3. København: Munksgaard.

  • citation: ZA 094 (pp. 1-15), 5

    [Foster2004ZA94] Foster, Benjamin R., and Eleanor Robson. 2004. “A New Look at the Sargonic Mathematical Corpus.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 94: 1–15.

  • citation: HM 3, (pp.417-439), p. 428

    [Powell1976antecedents] Powell, Marvin A. 1976. “The Antecedents of Old Babylonian Place Notation and the Early History of Babylonian Mathematics.” Historia Mathematica 3: 417–39.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-07-21 at 14:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 14:43:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 07:50:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:21:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-09-23 at 12:40:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-23 at 12:40:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-14 at 08:22:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-11-29 at 03:27:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-09-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Krebernik, Manfred CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 05, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020479.
TMH 05, 065 artifact entry (No. P020479). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020479 (Original work published 2004)
TMH 05, 065 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020479 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 05, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020479},
}


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