Book:Tablet/Plimpton 322/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Plimpton $\mathit { 322 }$
Plimpton $\mathit { 322 }$ has the index number $322$ in the G.A. Plimpton Collection at Columbia University.
Plimpton $\mathit { 322 }$ is believed to have been written between $1900$ and $1600$ BCE, most likely about $1800$ BCE.
It is believed to have came from Senkereh, a site in southern Iraq corresponding to the ancient city of Larsa.
This is partly based on the style of handwriting used for its cuneiform script.
George Arthur Plimpton purchased the tablet from Edgar James Banks some time around $1922$.
He bequeathed it with the rest of his collection to Columbia University in the mid-$1930$s.
Sources
- 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Pythagorean Triples
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Plimpton 322