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lets were found almost
everywhere in Mesopotamia,
with identical
contents. The wide
diffusion of standard
metrology by way of
education explains why
mathematical texts are
relatively homogenous
in their notations of
numbers and measures.
It is clear, however, that
a detailed study of all
numerical notations in
cuneiform mathematical
texts still needs to
be carried out.
§5.3.2. As a matter
of fact, some graphical
anomalies do occur. I
will quote here a few
examples related to the notation of measures in ninda.
YBC 4612, obv., 1 (MCT, S):
Usually, these notations are transliterated 3.45 ninda
and 1.20 ninda, as if the notation were positional (see
§6.5). However, if we consider the whole text, we fi nd
the following notations:
YBC 4612 rev. 6:
YBC 4612 rev. 11:
YBC 4612 rev. 13:
System S
System used
in SKL
System used
in colophons
Common
system
Positional
system
§5.3.3. If the notations were positional, the klasmatogram