Abstract
Before we proceed with further presentation and analysis of texts, a brief summary of what we have seen so far regarding the basic methods employed in the Old Babylonian “algebraic” texts may be useful.
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Høyrup, J. (2002). Methods. In: Lengths, Widths, Surfaces. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3685-4_4
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