Mathematical Tablets from Tell Harmal

This work offers a re-edition of twelve mathematical tablets from the site of Tell Harmal, in the borders of present-day Baghdad. In ancient times, Tell Harmal was Šaduppûm, a city representative of the region of the Diyala river and of the kingdom of Ešnunna, to which it belonged for a time. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gonçalves, Carlos (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Temas:
Mathematics.
History.
Social sciences.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Site of Tell Harmal and the Archaeological Record
  • 2. A Few Remarks About Old Babylonian Mathematics
  • 3. Conventions
  • 4. Mathematical Tablets
  • 5. On Old Babylonian Mathematics and its History
  • 6. General Vocabulary
  • References.

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