The Making of a Scribe - Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book presents a novel methodology to study economic texts. The author investigates discrepancies in these writings by focusing on errors, mistakes, and rounding numbers. In particular, he looks at the acquisition, use, and development of practical mathematics in an ancient society: The Old Babylonian kingdom of Larsa (beginning of the second millennium BCE Southern Iraq). In so doing, coverage bridges a gap between the sciences and humanities. Through this work, the reader will gain insight into discrepancies encountered in economic texts in general and rounding numbers in particular. They will learn a new framework to explain error as a form of economic practice. Researchers and students will also become aware of the numerical and metrological basis for calculation in these writings and how the scribes themselves conceptualized value. This work fills a void in Assyriological studies. It provides a methodology to explore, understand, and exploit statistical data. The anlaysis also fills a void in the history of mathematics by presenting historians of mathematics a method to study practical texts. In addition, the author shows the importance mathematics has as a tool for ancient practitioners to cope with complex economic processes. This serves as a useful case study for modern policy makers into the importance of education in any economy.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter, 4
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Robert Middeke-Conlin
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	487
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-035950-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific standards Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
LSN:	3-03-035950-6
Barcode:	9783030359508

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