TSŠ 0050 (P010721)
Mathematical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sze guru7
en: 1 barley-silo,
2. sila3 7(asz@c)
en: sila3: 7
3. 1(asz) lu2 szu ba-ti
en: did one man receive,
4. lu2-bi
en: the men:
column 2
1. 4(szar'u@c) 5(szar2@c) 4(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c)
en: 164,571,
2. sze sila3 tak4#? 3(asz@c)
en: barley, sila3 remaining: 3.
calculation: 2400 (gur/guru7) × 480 (sila3/gur[mah]) = 1,152,000; 1,152,000 ÷ 7 = 164,571, with 3 sila3 left over
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sze guru7
en: 1 barley-silo,
2. sila3 7(asz@c)
en: sila3: 7
3. 1(asz) lu2 szu ba-ti
en: did one man receive,
4. lu2-bi
en: the men:
column 2
1. 4(szar'u@c) 5(szar2@c) 4(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c)
en: 164,571,
2. sze sila3 tak4#? 3(asz@c)
en: barley, sila3 remaining: 3.
calculation: 2400 (gur/guru7) × 480 (sila3/gur[mah]) = 1,152,000; 1,152,000 ÷ 7 = 164,571, with 3 sila3 left over