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StrKT 10 (P414663)

Mathematical, Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	StrKT 10
ID	P414663
Museum no.	BNUS 367
Collection	Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Mathematical
Find spot	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates	31.3234, 45.6395

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)
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1	SAG.KI.GU₄ SAG.KI.GU₄ i-na ŠA₃ 2 I₇-MEŠ 13.03 A.ŠA₃ AN.<NA>	A bull's head (and) a cow from 2 canals. 13 03, the area of an eagle.
2	22.57 A.ŠA₃ <KI>-2 ⸢IGI⸣ 3-GAL₂ US₂ KI.<TA> i-⸢na⸣	22 57, the lower length to the lower width.
3	US₂ AN.NA ša SAG AN.NA UGU DAL DIRI	The length of the lead, which is equal to the width, exceeds the diagonal.
4	u₃ DAL UGU SAG KI.TA DIRI GAR.GAR 36	and the upper side on the top adjacent to the lower width: a total of 36.
5	US₂-NE.NE SAG-MEŠ u₃ DAL EN.NAM	What are the length, width, and diagonal?
6	ZA.E KI₃.DA.ZU.DE₃ KI₃.DA.ZU.DE₃ 1 u₃ 3 HE₂.GAR	You: perform the kidzû-ritual. You will put down 1 and 3.
7	1 u₃ 3 GAR.GAR 4 IGI 4 DU₈-ma 15	Solve the reciprocal of 4 so that (it gives) 15.
8	15 a-na 36 NIM 9 IN.SUM 9 a-na	Multiply 0;15 by 36. It gives 9. Add 9 to
9	1 NIM 9 IN.SUM 9 a-na 3 NIM 27	Multiply 9 by 3. It gives 27.
10	9 ša SAG AN.NA UGU DAL DIRI	9 (items): the capital of the lead exceeds the width.
11	27 ša DAL UGU DAL KI.TA DIRI	The 27th, the upper side is elevated above the lower side.
12	IGI 1 DU₈ 1 a-na 13.03 NIM	reciprocal 1
13	13.03 IN.SUM IGI 3 DU₈ 20 a-na	Solve the reciprocal of 3. Multiply 20 by 0;20.
14	22.57 NIM 7.39 IN.SUM	0;22 57, the reciprocal of 7 39, was given.
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1	13.03 UGU 7.39 EN.NAM DIRI	What does 13 03 exceed 7 39?
2	5.24 DIRI 1 u₃ 3 GAR.GAR 4	0;05 24, the diagonal, 1 and 3, the dividing line: 4.
3	1/2 4 GAZ 2 IGI 2 DU₈ 30 a-na 5.24 <NIM>	Multiply 1/2 by 4 00. The reciprocal of 2 is 2. You will see 2. Add 0;30 to <5 24>.
4	2.42 IN.SUM(MA) la₃ LUL 2.42 la₃ DU₈	he will give 2;42. He will not lie down. 2 42 is not broken.
5	EN.NAM a-na 2.42 HE₂.GAR ša 9 IN.SUM	What should I put down to 2 42? It gives 9 00.
6	3.20 HE₂.GAR IGI 3.20 DU₈ 18 IN.SUM	Solve the reciprocal of 3;20. It gives 0;18.
7	18 a-na 1 NIM 18 US₂ AN.NA 18	Multiply 18 by 1. The length is 18. The lead is 18.
8	a-na 3 NIM 54 US₂ KI.<TA>	Multiply by 3, the upper length, 54 (rods), the lower length.
9	1/2 36 GAZ 17 a-na 1.12 NIM	Half a shekel: 36 will come up. Multiply 17 by 1;12, the constant.
10	21.36 i-na 36 A.ŠA₃ DU₈ 14.24	Multiply 0;21 36 by 36 00, the area. You will see 14 24.
11	IGI 1.12 US₂ DU₈ 50 a-na 14.24 NIM	reciprocal 1 12
12	12 IN.SUM 12 a-na 36 DAH-ma 48	Multiply 12 by 36, so that (it is) 48.
13	48 SAG AN.NA 12 a-na 27 DAH	0;48, the capital of the lead. Add 12 to 27.
14	39 DAL 12 SAG KI.TA IN.SUM	39, the long side, 12 (cubits), the lower width he gave.

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