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Excavation Problems in Elamite Mathematics

arXiv:2304.01357

Abstract

In this article, we study the problems found in the Susa Mathematical Texts No.\,24 and No.\,25 (\textbf{SMT No.\,24} and \textbf{SMT No.\,25}) which concern excavation projects such as canals and holes. We also examine certain Elamite structures, such as the canal systems serving Susa and a reservoir at the ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil, in whose construction geometry might well have played an important role.

23 pages and 11 figures

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