▁site ▁of ▁Ur , ▁had ▁been ▁refused ▁perm its ▁for ▁dig s ▁at ▁Bab yl on , ▁Tell ▁I bra him , ▁or ▁other ▁prominent ▁sites . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁his ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁Bis my a , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁ancient ▁Ad ab , ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁B anks ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Oriental ▁languages ▁and ▁arch ae ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁To led o . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁B anks ▁travel led ▁and ▁lect ured ▁extens ively , ▁scatter ing ▁his ▁c une iform ▁table ts ▁among ▁purch as ers ▁wherever ▁he ▁went . ▁Table ts ▁B anks ▁sold ▁to ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Am es ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Science ▁Museum ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁private ▁and ▁public ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁B anks ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁sold ▁the ▁ancient ▁mathematical ▁c une iform ▁table t ▁Pl im pton ▁ 3 2 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁likely ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁southern ▁Ira q , ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁publish er ▁George ▁Arthur ▁Pl im pton , ▁reported ly ▁for ▁$ 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁Pl im pton ' s ▁private ▁collection ▁before ▁being ▁don ated ▁to ▁Columbia ▁University ▁shortly ▁before ▁Pl im pton ' s ▁death . ▁The ▁artifact ▁contains ▁a ▁table ▁of ▁numbers ▁related ▁to ▁P yth ag