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282 MEETINGS HM 13 

Workshop ijber die Begriffsentwicklung in der 
babylonischen Mathematik (3rd Workshop on Concept 

Development in Babylonian Mathematics) 
Berlin, December 9-13, 1985 

The following papers were presented and discussed: 

F. ROCHBERGHALTON (Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana): Linear 
Methods in Babylonian Astronomy 

H. HUNGER (Universitiit Wien): The Edition of the Astronomical Series “mul- 
apin’ ’ 

H. J. NISSEN/P. DAMEROW/R. ENGLUND (Freie Universitiit BerlinlMax-Planck- 
Institut fur Bildungsforschung Berlin): The Systems of Number Signs in the 
Archaic Texts from Uruk 

P. DAMEROWIR. ENGLUND (Max-Planck-Institut fur Bildungsforschung Berlin1 
Freie Universitiit Berlin): Protoelamite Systems of Number Signs 

R. ENGLUND (Freie Universitdt Berlin): Time Notations in Mesopotamia from the 
Archaic Texts from Uruk until the Third Dynasty from Ur (circa 3000-2000’ 
B.C.) 

M. POWELL (Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois): The Development of 
Metrological Systems in Mesopotamia 

J. H@YRUP (Roskilde University Centre, Roskilde, Denmark): The Continuation 
of the Babylonian Mathematical Tradition in the Islamic Middle Ages 

J. FRIBERG/P. DAMEROW (Chalmers Tekniska Kogskola, Giiteborgs Universitet, 
Giiteborg, SwedenlMax-Planck-Institut fir Bildungsforschung Berlin): 
Newly Edited Mathematical Texts from Ancient Babylonia and New Solu- 
tions for Old Problems in Babylonian Mathematical Texts 

J. HBYRUPIS. UNGURU/T. KRISCHERIA. SZABO (Roskilde University Centre, 
Roskilde, Denmark1 University of Tel AvivlFreie Universitiit Berlin1 Universi- 
tiit Budapest): Babylonian Influence in Greek and Arabic Mathematics 

The Workshop was organized by P. Damerow, Max-Planck-Institut fur 
Bildungsforschung Berlin, Hans J. Nissen, Seminar fur Vorderasiatische Alter- 
tumskunde der Freien Universittit Berlin, and J. Renger, Seminar fur Altorienta- 
lische Philologie der Freien Universitat Berlin. 

For further information please contact the organizers: 

Freie Universitat Berlin 
Bitterstr. 8-12 
D-1000 Berlin 33 
Federal Republic of Germany