TMN Ist Ni 00374 (P257557)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00374

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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obverse
column 1
1. [1-da] igi#
2. [2 gal2]-bi# & 30
3. [igi 3-gal2]-bi# & 20
4. [igi 4] & 15
5. [igi 5] & 12
6. [igi 6] & 10
7. [igi 7] & nu
8. [igi 8] & [7].30
9. [igi 9] & [6].40
10. [igi 10] & 6
11. [igi 11] & nu
12. [igi 12] & 5
13. [igi 13] & nu
14. [igi 14] & nu
15. [igi 15] & 4
column 2
1. [igi] 16 & 3.45
2. igi 17 & [nu]
3. igi 18 & 3.20
4. [igi 19] & [nu]
5. igi 20 & 3
6. igi 21 & nu
7. igi 22 & [nu]
8. [igi] 23 & [nu]
9. [igi 24] & [2].30
10. igi 25 & 2.24
11. igi 26 & nu
12. igi 27 & 2.13.20
13. igi 28 & nu
14. igi 29 & nu
15. igi 30 & 2
16. igi 31 & nu
17. igi 32 & 1.52.30
reverse
column 1
1. igi 33 & nu
2. igi 34 & nu
3. igi 35 & nu
4. igi 36 & 1.40
5. igi 37 & nu
6. igi 38 & nu
7. igi 39 & nu
8. igi 40 & 1.30
9. igi 41 & nu
10. igi 42 & nu
11. igi 43 & nu
12. igi 44 & nu
13. igi 45 & 1.20
14. igi 46 & nu
15. igi 47 & nu
16. igi 48 & 1.15
17. igi 49 & nu
18. igi 50 & 1.12
column 2
1. [igi 51] & nu
2. [igi 52] & nu
3. [igi 53] & nu
4. igi 54 & 1.6.40
5. igi 55 & nu
6. igi 56 & nu
7. igi 57 & nu
8. igi 58 & nu
9. igi 59 & nu
10. [igi 1] & 1
11. [igi 1.4] & [56.15]
12. [igi 1.12] & 50
13. [igi 1.15] & 48#
14. [igi 1.20] & 45
15. [igi 1.21] & [44].26#.40
16. [igi 1.30] & 40
17. [igi 1.36] & 37#.30
18. [igi 1.40] & 36

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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  • primary: TMN, Ist Ni 00374

    [Proust2007TMN] Proust, Christine. 2007. Tablettes Mathematiques de Nippur. Varia Anatolica 18. Istanbul : Institut français d’études anatoliennes Georges Dumézil.

    table d'inverses "igi nu"

  • history: New MCT,, §13.5 Ist Ni 00374

    [Friberg2016NewMCT] Friberg, Jöran, and Farouk N. H. al Rawi. 2016. New Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Cham : Springer.

  • citation: J. Friberg, CDLJ 2005/2, 4.10-11,

    [sec47387] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 00374
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-02 at 10:27:50 Proust, Christine Atf Proust, Christine CDLI approved View
2008-05-02 at 10:23:08 Proust, Christine Atf Proust, Christine CDLI approved View
2005-04-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMN Ist Ni 00374 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257557.
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (No. P257557). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257557 (Original work published 2005)
TMN Ist Ni 00374 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257557 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TMN {Ist} {Ni} 00374 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257557},
}


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