CUNEIFORM TABLET PLIMPTON 322 AND PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLES IN ANCIENT BABYLON
CUNEIFORM TABLET PLIMPTON 322 AND PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLES IN ANCIENT BABYLON
Author(s): Andrei ShchetnikovSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: Old Babylonian mathematics; Pythagorean triples; Plimpton 322;
Summary/Abstract: The article proposes a new reconstruction of the ancient Babylonian cuneiform tablet Plimpton 322, containing 15 Pythagorean triples. This reconstruction is based on a sequential listing of sexagesimal fractions that have a finite number of digits and lie within the specified interval.
Journal: ΣΧΟΛΗ. Философское антиковедение и классическая традиция
- Issue Year: XX/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 189-199
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
