Ancient numbers

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Ancient numbers. Get inspired and try out new things.
506 people searched this
·
Last updated 2d
Mathematics - Mathematics in ancient Egypt | Britannica Egyptian Vampire, Ancient Numbers, Shorthand Writing, Ancient Egypt Projects, Relationship Diagram, Modern Egypt, Alphabet Code, Alphabet Symbols, Writing School

The introduction of writing in Egypt in the predynastic period (c. 3000 bce) brought with it the formation of a special class of literate professionals, the scribes. By virtue of their writing skills, the scribes took on all the duties of a civil service: record keeping, tax accounting, the management of public works (building projects and the like), even the prosecution of war through overseeing military supplies and payrolls. Young men enrolled in scribal schools to learn the essentials of…

20
Avatar
Brittney Herzik
Runic Letters to Numbers Viking Runes Alphabet, Viking Rune Meanings, Viking Symbols And Meanings, Viking Rune Tattoo, Rune Alphabet, Viking Tattoo Sleeve, Ancient Alphabets, Catrina Tattoo, Vikings Tattoo

In the Vikings' runic inscriptions, we do find numbers written down, but it's very rare. Usually numbers are spelled out as whole words, although on rare occasion the first letter of the number-word is used to stand for the number. And very uncommon, on occasion, the Vikings would use the runic letters to stand for a numeral. So the Uruz u rune for auroch may be the letter u or the number 2. Or Fehu f rune for wealth may be the letter f or the number 1. Later a tally like system developed…

2.4k
Avatar
Carol Guy
Ancient numbers and more

Explore related boards

Related interests