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JCS 36, 251
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Primary publicationJCS 36, 251
Author(s)Neugebauer, Otto E. & Sachs, Abraham J.
Publication date1984
Secondary publication(s)
CollectionUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.UM 29-15-192
Accession no.
ProvenienceNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Excavation no.
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageAkkadian
GenreMathematical
Sub-genreprob., calc. (squares)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20050201 melville
ATF sourcecdlistaff (check)
Translationuncertain
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001skqxz
Composite no.
Seal no.
CDLI no.P254900

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1. 6.40
en: 0;0,0,6,40 (surface-sar):
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1. 2(disz) szu-si ib2-sa2
en: 2 fingers squared,
2. a-sza3-bi en-nam
en: its surface area is what?
3. a-sza3-bi igi 3(disz)-gal2 sze-kam
en: Its surface area is of 1/3 barley-corn.
calculation: 0;0,20 ninda squared = 0;0,0,6,40 surface-sar (1/3 barley-corn).
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