Friday, September 18, 2026

Babylonian table for 45

Col I

Col II

Col I

Col II

Col I

Col II

1

45

6

7, 30

11

---

2

22, 30

7

---

12

3, 45

3

15

8

5, 37 ,30

13

---

4

11, 15

9

5

14

---

5

9

10

4, 30

15

3

The spaces I marked as --- are spaces where you get the base 60/ Babylonian equivalent of a repeating decimal.

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