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~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Plimpton 322

Whatever its purpose, this single tablet shows that Babylonian mathematicians, working in base-60, had an arithmetic understanding of right triangles a millennium before Pythagoras was born.

Astronomy & Mathematics

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 151

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 183

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 183. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 187

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 187. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 10, 194

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 194. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 11, 087

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 11, 087. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 11, 115

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 11, 115. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AbB 14, 215

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 14, 215. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AJSL 32, p. 271 no. 4

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AJSL 32, p. 271 no. 4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AlT 244

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AlT 244. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 020

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 020. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 026

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

Animal Tags 237

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — Animal Tags 237. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AS 17, 29

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AS 17, 29. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 150

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 150. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7479

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7479. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7536

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 05, 161, CBS 7536. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

ASJ 15, 079 7

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — ASJ 15, 079 7. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUAM 73.3123

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUAM 73.3123. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUAM 73.3211

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUAM 73.3211. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 042

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 043

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 046

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 046. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 047

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 048

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 048. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 050

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 050. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 051

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 051. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 052

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 053

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 054

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 054. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 055

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 056

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 056. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 057

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 057. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 058

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 058. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 059

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 059. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 060

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 060. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 061

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 061. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~1800 BCE·Old BabylonianEditorial

AUCT 4, 064

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AUCT 4, 064. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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