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LJS 228 - [Mathematical tables]
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Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection: LJS 228 - [Mathematical tables]
Title:
[Mathematical tables] [manuscript].
Origin:
[Fayyūm?, Egypt, between 500 and 699]
Physical description:
1 board fragment : wood ; 95 x 390 mm.
Summary:
Fragment of board coated with gesso, with a pair of holes along the long side for ties to other boards in a simple codex. 5 columns of Greek numerals demonstrating division by 8 on recto; verso stained dark brown.
Notes:
Ms. fragment.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Layout: Written in 5 columns, in landscape orientation.
Origin: Probably written in a Christian community in Fayyūm, Egypt, in the 6th or 7th century.
Cite as:
LJS 228
Manuscript location:
Rare Book & Manuscript Library University of Pennsylvania LJS 228
 
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