RA 078, 030-035, no. 06 (P390441)
Mathematical, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 078, 030-035, no. 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390441 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Mathematical |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A barley-corn: to a single barley-corn I increased, |
| obverse 2 | 2 barley-corns in the 1st day; |
| obverse 3 | 4 barley-corns in the 2nd day; |
| obverse 4 | 8 barley-corns in the 3rd day; |
| obverse 5 | 16 barley-corns in the 4th day; |
| obverse 6 | 1/6 (shekel) 2 barley-corns in the 5th day; |
| obverse 7 | 1/3 shekel 4 barley-corns in the 6th day; |
| obverse 8 | 2/3 shekel 8 barley-corns in the 7th day; |
| obverse 9 | 1 1/3 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 8th day; |
| obverse 10 | 2 5/6 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 9th day; |
| obverse 11 | 5 2/3 shekels 4 barley-corns in the 10th day; |
| obverse 12 | 11 1/3 shekels 8 barley-corns in the 11th day; |
| obverse 13 | 1/3 mina 2 2/3 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 12th day; |
| obverse 14 | 2/3 mina 5 1/2 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 13th day; |
| obverse 15 | 1 1/2 mina 1 shekel 4 barley-corns in the 14th day; |
| obverse 16 | 3 minas 2 shekels 8 barley-corns in the 15th day; |
| obverse 17 | 6 minas 4 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 16th day; |
| obverse 18 | 12 minas 8 1/6 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 17th day; |
| obverse 19 | 24 minas 16 1/3 shekels 4 barley-corns in the 18th day; |
| obverse 20 | 48 1/2 minas 2 2/3 shekels 8 barley-corns in the 19th day; |
| obverse 21 | 1 talent 37 minas 5 1/2 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 20th day; |
| reverse 1 | 3 talents 14 minas 10 5/5 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 21st day; |
| reverse 2 | 6 talents 28 1/3 minas 1 2/3 shekels 4 barley-corns in the 22nd day; |
| reverse 3 | 12 talents 56 2/3 minas 3 1/3 shekels 8 barley-corns in the 23rd day; |
| reverse 4 | 25 talents 53 1/3 minas 6 2/3 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 24th day; |
| reverse 5 | 51 talents 46 5/6 minas 3 1/2 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 25th day; |
| reverse 6 | 1 ‘hundred’ 43 talents 33 2/3 minas 7 shekels 4 barley-corns in the 26th day; |
| reverse 7 | 3 ‘hundred’ 27 talents 7 1/2 minas 4 shekels 8 barley-corns in the 27th day; |
| reverse 8 | 6 ‘hundred’ 54 talents 15 minas 8 shekels 16 barley-corns in the 28th day; |
| reverse 9 | 1 ‘thousand’ 3 ‘hundred’ 48 talents 30 minas 16 1/6 shekels 2 barley-corns in the 29th day; |
| reverse 10 | 2 ‘thousand’ 7 ‘hundred’ 37 talents 1/2 mina 2 1/3 shekels 4 barley-corns in the 30th day. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sze_-tum _sze_-t,e6-tam 1(disz)-ti-tam u2-s,i2-ma | |
| 2 | 2(disz) _sze_ i-na _u4_ pa-ni-e | |
| 3 | _4(disz) sze u4 2(disz)-kam_ | |
| 4 | _8(disz) sze u4 3(disz)-kam_ | |
| 5 | _1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 4(disz)-kam_ | |
| 6 | _igi 6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze u4 5(disz)-kam_ | |
| 7 | _1/3(disz)# gin2 4(disz) sze u4 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 8 | [_2/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4] 7(disz)-kam#_ | |
| 9 | [_1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 8(disz)-kam_] | |
| 10 | [_2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze u4 9(disz)-kam_] | |
| 11 | [_5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 1(u)-kam_] | |
| 12 | [_1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_] | |
| 13 | [_1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_] | |
| 14 | [_2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_] | |
| 15 | [_1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_] | |
| 16 | [_3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_] | |
| 17 | [_6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_] | |
| 18 | [_1(u) 2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam_] | |
| 19 | [_2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_] | |
| 20 | [_4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam_] | |
| 21 | [_1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 2(u)-kam_] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_3(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_] | |
| 2 | [_6(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_] | |
| 3 | [_1(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_] | |
| 4 | [_2(u) 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_] | |
| 5 | [_5(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_] | |
| 6 | [1(disz) me _4(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_] | |
| 7 | [3(disz) me _2(u) 7(asz) gu2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_] | |
| 8 | [6(disz) me _5(u) 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) sze u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_] | |
| 9 | 1(disz) li-im 3(disz) me _4(u) 8(asz) gu2 3(u)# [ma-na] 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam_ | |
| 10 | 2(disz) li-im 7(disz) <me> _3(u) 7(asz) gu2 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 4(disz) sze u4 3(u)-kam_ | |
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