Mathematical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c)# 7(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) us2 {ninda}nindax(DU)
2. sag 1(iku@c) GAN2
3. 1(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) 5(disz@t) kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a# 3(disz@t) szu-si 1/3(asz@c) szu-si
calculation: 67.5 ÷ 100 = 1 + 5/12 + 23.33/(12 x 30)
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