Lengths, widths, surfaces: a portrait of Old Babylonian algebra and its kin

Abstract

I. Introduction / II. A New Reading / III. Select Textual Examples / IV. Methods / V. Further 'Algebraic' Texts / VI. Quasi-Algebraic Geometry / VII. Old Babylonian 'Algebra': A Global Characterization / VIII. The Historical Framework / IX. The 'Finer Structure' of the Old Babylonian Corpus / X. The Origin and Transformations of Old Babylonian Algebra / XI. Repercussions and Influences / XII. Index of Tablets / XIII. Index of Akkadian and Sumerian Terms and Key Phrases / XIV. Name Index / XV. Subject Index / XVI. Abbreviations and Bibliography