Mathematical Text from Shaduppum (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 23 September 2014

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Mathematical Text from Shaduppum — This is a school tablet which displays mathematical texts. From modern Tell Harmal (ancient Shaduppum), near Baghdad, Iraq. Old-Babylonian period, 2nd millennium BCE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, September 23). Mathematical Text from Shaduppum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3065/mathematical-text-from-shaduppum/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mathematical Text from Shaduppum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 23, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3065/mathematical-text-from-shaduppum/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mathematical Text from Shaduppum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Sep 2014. Web. 22 Feb 2025.