Position in chronology
Cuneiform tablet B - DPLA - 430332ed96a65a68ee128c4c814132a2 (page 1)
Not yet translated
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The world it comes from
Hammurabi, the Epic of Gilgamesh, mathematics.
Scholarly note
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Ms.; Title devised by cataloger.; Location and date range conjectured by cataloger.; Script: Inscribed in cuneiform characters.
Attribution
Image: This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Boston Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America . Record in source catalog DPLA identifier: 430332ed96a65a68ee128c4c814132a2 Boston Public Library identifier: Local call: RARE BKS G.Cab.3.140; Local barcode: 39999086126313 — Wikimedia Commons. source
Translation excerpted from Wikimedia Commons file: File:Cuneiform tablet B - DPLA - 430332ed96a65a68ee128c4c814132a2 (page 1).jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACuneiform_tablet_B_-_DPLA_-_430332ed96a65a68ee128c4c814132a2_(page_1).jpg. Description: Ms.; Title devised by cataloger.; Location and date range conjectured by cataloger.; Script: Inscribed in cuneiform characters..
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