MCT 034, Plimpton 318 (P254789)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 456

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (table - sq. roots)

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  • primary: MCT, 034, Plimpton 318

    [Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.

  • history: Fs Walker p.245-292, p. 283

    [Robson2002Plimpton] Robson, Eleanor. 2002. “Guaranteed Genuine Originals: The Plimpton Collection and the Early History of Mathematical Assyriology.” In Mining the Archives. Festschrift for Christopher Walker, edited by Cornelia Wunsch, 245–92. Babylonische Archive 1. Dresden: ISLET.

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  • Museum No.: CULC 456
  • Accession No.: (Plimpton) 318

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
“MCT 034, Plimpton 318 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254789.
MCT 034, Plimpton 318 artifact entry (No. P254789). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254789
MCT 034, Plimpton 318 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254789 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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