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Cuneiform tablets, letter from Hammurabi
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Hammurabi, the Epic of Gilgamesh, mathematics.
Scholarly note
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Tablet listing the kings of Babylon; Foundation tablet; letter from Hammurabi, lapis lazuli cylinder
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Image: Unknown artist Unknown artist — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Cuneiform tablets, letter from Hammurabi.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACuneiform_tablets%2C_letter_from_Hammurabi.jpg. Description: Tablet listing the kings of Babylon; Foundation tablet; letter from Hammurabi, lapis lazuli cylinder.
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