The Making of a Scribe
Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa
This book presents a novel methodology to study economic texts. The author investigates discrepancies in these writings by focusing on errors, mistakes, and rounding numbers. In particular, he looks at the acquisition, use, and development of practical mathematics in an ancient society: The Old Babylonian kingdom of Larsa (beginning of the second millennium BCE Southern Iraq). In so doing, coverage bridges a gap between the sciences and humanities. Through this work, the reader will gain insight into discrepancies encountered in economic texts in general and rounding numbers in particular. They will learn a new framework to explain error as a…
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- ISBN: 978-3-030-35950-8
- EAN: 9783030359508
- Produktnummer: 33716311
- Verlag: Springer International Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 512 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B16.4 cm x D3.8 cm 944 g
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2020
- Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 944
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