Dr. Michelle FullwoodJan 17, 2023

I've been collecting interesting examples of information organisation in history, focusing on non-Western civilisations. I came across this example of an ancient Mesopotamian spreadsheet! It records wages paid to temple workers in 1295 BCE.

#History #AncientHistory #Cuneiform #Mesopotamia #CognitiveHistory

Show threadNoam RossJan 17, 2023
The Mesopotamians preferred wide to long format data:
https://scicomm.xyz/@michelleful/109705061455708513 #rstats
Dr. Michelle Fullwood (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images I've been collecting interesting examples of information organisation in history, focusing on non-Western civilisations. I came across this example of an ancient Mesopotamian spreadsheet! It records wages paid to temple workers in 1295 BCE. #History #AncientHistory #Cuneiform #Mesopotamia #CognitiveHistory

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Show threadNoam RossJan 17, 2023
I'm envisioning some scold in 1295 BCE insisting that the raw data tablet should be separated from the summary tablet.
Show threadKarthik Ram
@noamross all the good Sumerian data scientists had short careers due to early onset arthritis.
Jan 18, 2023 at 1:32amWeb