Plimpton 322
Precision ArtifactDescription
Plimpton 322 is a precision artifact in Iraq, Asia. It is held at Columbia University, New York. Columbia University dates it to c. 1800 BCE. Its listed material is Fired clay. Columbia University also records: “Mathematical tablet.”
A Babylonian tablet listing Pythagorean triples.
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| Field | Consensus | Alternative |
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| Date | 1800 BCE c. 1800 BCE Columbia University | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Mathematical tablet Columbia University | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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