Išma-ia

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Išma-ia was a scholar and mathematician in the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. He came originally from Kiš in southern Mesopotamia, but worked in the writing school of Ebla . One of his mathematical tasks was also found in the clay tablet archives there.

literature

  • Pettinato, Giovanno: Ebla. A new Look at History , Baltimore 1986, p. 95.
personal data
SURNAME Išma-ia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sumerian scholar, mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH between 27th century BC BC and 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH between 27th century BC BC and 23rd century BC Chr.