mesomath 2.0.0rc2

Mesopotamian Calculator and Metrology Tools

🏺 MesoMath v2.0.0rc1

The Definitive Mesopotamian Metrology & Arithmetic Engine for Python.

MesoMath is a high-precision computational framework designed for epigraphists, historians, and mathematicians working with Sumerian and Babylonian sexagesimal systems.

From the Old Babylonian period (Nippur) to Late Babylonian administrative records, MesoMath bridges the gap between ancient clay tablets and modern data science.

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✨ What's New in v2.0.0?

This update transforms MesoMath from a set of utilities into a fully integrated Metrological Ecosystem.

• 🧮 Dimensional Awareness: Perform complex calculations like Surface / Length = Length or Volume / Surface = Height directly with metrological objects.
• 🛠️ Versatile Integrated Design of Metrological Lists and Tables: from the simplest to the most complex compatible with the scribal tradition.
• 🔍 Integrated Lookup: The new MesoM.lookup() method allows for reverse metrological searches—identify physical measures from abstract sexagesimal values.
• 🔄 Bidirectional Conversion between SI values and OBP metrology.
• 📜 Epigraphic Engine: Native support for professional transliteration and Unicode Cuneiform rendering.
• 🏗️ Construction Metrology: Dedicated support for Brick Metrology (Bbri) and labor/ration logistics.
• 🛠️ Unified CLI: Access all features from the enhanced babcalc REPL.

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install mesomath==2.0.0rc1

Basic Interaction

from mesomath.npvs import Blen, Bsur

# Dimensional arithmetic
width = Blen('3 ninda')
area = Bsur('1 sar')

# The new division engine
length = area / width
print(length.prtf())  # Output: '1/3 ninda'

Cuneiform & Transliteration

from mesomath.npvs import Bcap

vol = Bcap('3 bariga 2 ban')
print(vol.translit)     # Output: '3(barig) 2(ban2) še'
print(vol.cuneiform())  # Output: 𒑗 𒑐 𒊺

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📚 Documentation & Research

The full documentation is available at ReadTheDocs.

Note: We are currently updating the documentation to reflect the 2.0.0 changes. If you find any discrepancies, please check our Issue Tracker.

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🏛️ Acknowledgments

MesoMath's metrological logic is based on the seminal work of Christine Proust (e.g., Tablettes mathématiques de Nippur, 2007) and the standard Babylonian metrological lists.

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Developed with 🖋️ and 🏺 by jccsvq