Graduated triangle with columns of calculations
Number tables, a divided triangle and faint sketches on two joined fragments
This sheet, made of two torn fragments joined along a horizontal break, is dominated by a tall right-angled triangle ruled into a ladder of closely spaced horizontal bands. Columns of figures, a mutilated column and running calculations are set out beside it, and the transcription records only these numbers. Faint sketches and further mirror-script marks that the bundle does not transcribe are also present on the leaf.
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Tall triangle ruled into horizontal bands
A tall right-angled triangle, divided into a ladder of closely spaced horizontal bands, rises across both joined fragments of the sheet. Such a graduated triangle serves to divide a length into proportional parts. Faint construction lines and sketches surround it.
Columns of figures and running calculations
The right-hand half of the sheet carries columns of figures and worked calculations, ending in large products such as 9216, with smaller sums (224, 128, 768, 864) beside them. A column beneath the triangle runs down from 31 1/2 through a descending series of whole numbers. Their purpose is not stated in the transcription.
Note on a value between the third and fourth
A note along the top margin states that a quantity of 7/24 falls between the third and the fourth. It accompanies a short row of figures (72, 36, 1/32, 4, 16, 6).