Explaining an Untidy Variant Algorithm in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
Problem 43 of the Rhind mathematical papyrus deserves careful consideration, in spite of errors in the presentation of the data and in the initial calculations. It shows a variant algorithm to calculate the capacity of a cylindrical silo. This paper shows how the algorithm could be derived from the main procedure, applying typical Egyptian multipliers.
Authors
- Luca Miatello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-5056)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03075133251363273
- Primary Topic
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00