CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 099 (P225104)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058966

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) proverb, maths)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dub-sar hu-ru
2. a-ga-asz-gi4-gi4-me!(|ME+ASZ|)-e-ne
3. dub-sar hu-ru
4. a-ga-asz-gi4-gi4-me!(|ME+ASZ|)-e#-ne
reverse
column 1
1. igi-bi 3(disz) 3(asz) 6(disz)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: See Veldhuis JAOS 120, 394 on shape of tablet
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  • history: TIM 10, 134

    [Al-Fouadi1979TIM10] Fu’adi, Abd al-Hadi. 1979. Lenticular Exercise School Texts, Part 1. Texts in the Iraq Museum 10. Baghdad: The State Organization of Antiquities.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 042, 304

    [Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

  • history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 040

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Gordon SP, 170, coll. 2 VVV

    [Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Museum Monograph of the University Museum. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

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  • Museum No.: IM 058966
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0496
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:43:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 099 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225104.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 099 artifact entry (No. P225104). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225104 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225104 (Accessed: November 22, 2024).
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	month = {sep 12},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225104},
}


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