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English: w:Plimpton 322, Babylonian tablet listing pythagorean triples
العربية: لوحة بابلية (رقم طيني) تحتوى على جداول رياضية، يعود تاريخها إلى ما يقارب ألف وثمان مائة عام قبل الميلاد اسمها بليمتون 322.
Date BCE =)) (uploaded 13 September 2006)
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