The table below gives an example of an Old Babylonian single multiplication table with principal number 12.
12 times 1 | 12 |
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12 times 2 | 24 |
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12 times 3 | 36 |
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12 times 4 | 48 |
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12 times 5 | 1 |
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12 times 6 | 1,12 |
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12 times 7 | 1,24 |
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12 times 8 | 1,36 |
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12 times 9 | 1,48 |
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12 times 10 | 2 |
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12 times 11 | 2,12 |
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12 times 12 | 2,24 |
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12 times 13 | 2,36 |
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12 times 14 | 2,48 |
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12 times 15 | 3 |
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12 times 16 | 3,12 |
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12 times 17 | 3,24 |
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12 times 18 | 3,36 |
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12 times 19 | 3,48 |
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12 times 20 | 4 |
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12 times 30 | 6 |
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12 times 40 | 8 |
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12 times 50 | 10 |
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Aileen Ang