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SCIAMVS 05, 024-027 no. 14 (P368255)
Mathematical, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SCIAMVS 05, 024-027 no. 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P368255 |
| Museum no. | Bod AB 216 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Mathematical |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ni-⸢ik-ka⸣-sum₂ i-na GI 4 AB.⸢SIN₂⸣ | a circle from a reed of 4 furrows. |
| 2 | AB.SIN₂ a-na AB.SIN₂ 6 im-ṭu₂-[u₂] | the furrow to furrow grew 6 |
| 3 | 1 šu-ši SAG ⸢al⸣-gu-un | 1 head of elgûn-plant |
| 4 | US₂ EN.NAM | What length do I have? |
| 5 | 30 GI GAR.RA 4 AB.SIN₂ GAR.RA | 0;30, a reed is present. 4 furrows are present. |
| 6 | 6 ša AB.SIN₂ a-na AB.SIN₂ im-ṭu₂-u₂ GAR.RA | The 6 furrows that were piled up to furrow(s) were placed. |
| 7 | u₃ 1 SAG ša ⸢il⸣-gu-nu GAR.RA-ma | and you put down 1 of the head of Il-egunu. |
| 8 | IGI 30 GI pu-ṭur-ma 2 a-na 4 AB.SIN₂ IL₂ 8 | Solve the reciprocal of 0;30 so that you see 2. Multiply 2 by 4. The furrow is 8. |
| 9 | 8 a-na 6 ša AB.SIN₂ a-na AB.SIN₂ im-ṭu₂-u₂ | Multiply 8 by 6, the diameter of the furrow, by 0;00 08, the volume. |
| 10 | IL₂ 48 IGI 48 pu-ṭur-ma 1.15 | Solve the reciprocal of 48 so that 1;15. |
| 11 | 1.15 a-na 1 SAG ša ta-⸢al-gu⸣-[nu] | Multiply 1 15 by 1 00, the width of a ta-eal-gunu-vessel. |
| 12 | IL₂ 1.15 US₂ | Its length is 1;15. |
| r | ||
| 1 | [šum-ma 1.15 US₂ 1 SAG | If the length is 1 15 00, the width 1 |
| 2 | [A.ŠA₃]-⸢BI⸣ EN.⸢NAM⸣ | Its ritual: the en-priestess |
| 3 | 1 ⸢SAG⸣ a-na ši-na he-pe₂-ma 30 | Break off 1 esaĝ-container into two and then 30. |
| 4 | 30 a-na 1.15 US₂ IL₂ 37.30 A.[ŠA₃] | Multiply 0;30 by 1;15, the length, so that it gives 37;30, the area. |
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