Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xvii
5. Preface xxi
6. Acknowledgments xxv
7. Chapter One. Scope, Methods, Sources 1
8. Chapter Two. Before the Mid-Third Millennium 27
9. Chapter Three. The Later Third Millennium 54
10. Chapter Four. The Early Second Millennium 85
11. Chapter Five. Assyria 125
12. Chapter Six. The Later Second Millennium 151
13. Chapter Seven. The Early First Millennium 183
14. Chapter Eight. The Later First Millennium 214
15. Chapter Nine. Epilogue 263
16. Appendix A: Metrological Systems 291
17. Appendix B: Published Mathematical Tablets 299
18. Notes 345
19. Bibliography 373
20. Index of Tablets 409
21. Subject Index 425