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Cuneiform mathematical texts as a reflection of everyday life in Mesopotamia

Title
Cuneiform mathematical texts as a reflection of everyday life in Mesopotamia / by Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat.
Author
Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea.
Publication
New Haven, Conn. : American Oriental Society, 1993.

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xii, 335 pages; 26 cm.
Series Statement
American oriental series ; v. 75
Uniform Title
American oriental series ; v. 75.
Subject
  • Akkadian language > Texts
  • Cuneiform tablets > Iraq
  • Mathematics, Babylonian
  • Iraq > Civilization > To 634
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-335).
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Economic Dimensions of Cuneiform Mathematics -- Ch. 2. Survey of Mathematical Training for Scribes. Survey of Texts referring to Mathematical Training. Survey of Cuneiform Mathematical Texts -- Ch. 3. Cuneiform Mathematical Texts. The Table Texts. The Coefficient Lists. The Problem Texts -- Ch. 4. Analysis of Practical Problem Texts. Bricks and Brickworks. Canals and Irrigation. Defense Works. Other Constructions, Excavations and Earthworks. mahiru 'price equivalency'. Interest. Commerce. Inheritance of Division of Property. Clepsydra. Fields and Field Plans. Herding and Herd Growth. Standard Measuring Vessels. Original Quantity. Work. Metalwork. kissu 'bundle of reeds' and nalbantu '...'. Wood Placed on Top of a Wall and a Pole or Reed Leaning against a Wall. Logs. Forest and Reed Thicket. Doors. Bitumen or Mud Plaster. Foundation for a Wall and Pillar. Mari Texts -- Charts. List of Tablets: Museum Numbers and Bibliographic References.
  • Problems: List of Tablets Categorized as Containing Algebraic/Geometric, Practical, or Mixed Problems. Algebraic/Geometric Problems. Practical Problems. Mixed: Algebraic/Geometric and Practical Problems. Appendix 1: Indices. Glossary of Realia. Index of Personal Names. Index of Divine Names. Sumerian Cross-Reference to Akkadian Glossary. Appendix 2: Bibliography for Cuneiform Mathematical Texts. MCT. MKT I-III. TMS. The Coefficient Lists. Tell Harmal. Mari. Miscellaneous. Old Akkadian texts.
ISBN
0940490757
OCLC
ocm28451741
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries