RA 078, 041-045, no. 08 (P254714)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (metro-mathematical)

Language(s)

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Measurements

72.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
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1. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _su ku3-babbar_
2. 1(disz)# 1/3(disz)#? _[su]_ im-t,i3
3. i-na 1(disz)+[n _ma-na_ n]+4(disz)# _su ku3-babbar_
4. [n _su_] im-t,i3
5. i#-na# [n _ma-na n] su# ku3-babbar_
  blank space
6. [i-na n _ma-na] 9(disz) su ku3-babbar ur-mah_
7. [n _su_] im-t,i3
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1. i-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
  blank space
2. i-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _su ku3-babbar_
3. 1(disz) _su_ im-t,i3
  blank space
4. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _su ku3#-sig17_ 2(disz) _su_ im-t,i3
5. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3#-sig17# 1(disz) su_ im-t,i3
6. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3#-sig17# 1(disz) su_ im-t,i3
7. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _su ku3#-[sig17 n] su_ im-t,i3
8. i-na 1(disz) _ma-[na n su ku3]-sig17 1(disz) 1/2(disz) su_ im-t,i3
9. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _su ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _su_ im-t,i3
10. i-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _su ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _su_ im-t,i3
11. i-na 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _su ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _su_ im-t,i3
12. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _su ku3-sig17 igi-4(disz)-gal2_ im#-t,i3#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: RA 078, 041-045, no. 08

    [Soubeyran1984-86085] Soubeyran, Denis. 1984.

  • history: ARM 32, p. 450

    [Arkhipov2012ARM32] Arkhipov, Ilya. 2012. Le Vocabulaire de La Métallurgie et La Nomenclature Des Objets En Métal Dans Les Textes de Mari. Archives Royales de Mari 32. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: FM 6, p.483-496, p. 484-486 no. 72

    [Bry2002freintes] Bry, Paul. 2002. “Les Freintes Développées Au Cours Du Processus de Fabrication Liés à l’or et à l’argent à Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 483–96. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: M 15192 + M 15236

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-26 at 08:59:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RA 078, 041-045, No. 08 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254714.
RA 078, 041-045, no. 08 artifact entry (No. P254714). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254714
RA 078, 041-045, no. 08 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254714 (Accessed: September 15, 2024).
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	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {RA 078, 041-045, no. 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254714},
}


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