CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 083 (P254877)

Mathematical tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Transliteration

tablet
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1. sag sar-ra sikix(U8) ba-an-tuku-tuku
 en: A shaven head acquired (more) hair,
2. u3 lu2 sze de5-de5-ga
 en: and the grain gatherer
3. {d}asznan ba-ab-diri-ga
 en: increased (the growth of the grain goddess) Ezina.
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  (numerical notations)
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