The oldest example of compound interest in Sumer: Seventh power of four-thirds
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2015-10-02 v1
Abstract
In the present paper I shall clarify that the origin of compound interest goes back 4400 years to Sumer by showing the Sumerian scribe of Enmetena Foundation Cone calculated seventh power of four-thirds.
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@article{arxiv.1510.00330,
title = {The oldest example of compound interest in Sumer: Seventh power of four-thirds},
author = {Kazuo Muroi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.00330},
year = {2015}
}