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CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.
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A COMPLETE OLD BABYLONIAN MATHEMATICAL CUNEIFORM CLAY TABLET
CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.
The oblong tablet with 3 lines of numbers, in the Sumerian sexagesimal system; and an Akkadian mathematical cuneiform clay tablet, with 11 lines of numbers on the obverse and 3 columns of numbers on the reverse, chipped and repaired, circa 2300-2200 B.C.
2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.3 x 2.8 cm.) and 2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.7 cm.) (2)
CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.
The oblong tablet with 3 lines of numbers, in the Sumerian sexagesimal system; and an Akkadian mathematical cuneiform clay tablet, with 11 lines of numbers on the obverse and 3 columns of numbers on the reverse, chipped and repaired, circa 2300-2200 B.C.
2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.3 x 2.8 cm.) and 2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.7 cm.) (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The central tablet in the illustration on page 209 of the printed catalogue should be labelled lot 21 and not lot 453.