CDLJ 2005/2 §2.1 (P218053)
Mathematical tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Image © California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 9(gesz2) usz
en: 540 (ninda) the side,
2. sag 1(iku) GAN2
en: the head, (if) 1 iku field,
3. 2(disz) kusz3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) szu-si
en: is 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers.
calculation: 540 ∙ x = 100; x = 10/54 ninda, or 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers
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obverse
1. 9(gesz2) usz
en: 540 (ninda) the side,
2. sag 1(iku) GAN2
en: the head, (if) 1 iku field,
3. 2(disz) kusz3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) szu-si
en: is 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers.
calculation: 540 ∙ x = 100; x = 10/54 ninda, or 2 cubits 6 2/3 fingers
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