A 1300-year-old multiplication table found in Japan

The tablet, found in the ruins of Fujiwara Palace in Nara Prefecture, is estimated to be 1.3 thousand years old. Excavations were made in Fujiwaraka, which was the Japanese capital for 16 years. A strip of wood was found where it is believed the guards’ quarters were located.

The dimensions of the table were 16.1 x 1.2 cm according to experts, this is a larger part of the table. On the surface of the table seen Chinese characters. Since the symbols were not ordered, experts thought that someone was training in this way.

The whole table was supposed to be 33 cm long. The current search suggests 5 lines.

According to experts, these records were used to calculate the working days of officials or taxes. They may also have been used by those who built the mounds.