EGYPTIAN NUMERALS

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
NUMERALS

Convert numbers to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic numerals used by pharaohs, scribes, and builders of the pyramids.

EXAMPLES

1𓏺

One (stroke)

23π“Ž†π“Ž†π“Ίπ“Ίπ“Ί

Twenty-three

1234π“†Όπ“’π“’π“Ž†π“Ž†π“Ž†π“Ίπ“Ίπ“Ίπ“Ί

One thousand two hundred thirty-four

ABOUT EGYPTIAN NUMERALS

HIEROGLYPHIC SYMBOLS

  • β€’ 𓏺 = 1 (stroke)
  • β€’ π“Ž† = 10 (heel bone)
  • β€’ 𓍒 = 100 (coil of rope)
  • β€’ 𓆼 = 1,000 (lotus flower)
  • β€’ π“‚­ = 10,000 (finger)
  • β€’ 𓆐 = 100,000 (tadpole)
  • β€’ 𓁨 = 1,000,000 (man with raised arms)

HISTORICAL USE

Used for over 3,000 years, these numerals appear on monuments, papyri, and tomb inscriptions. The system was additive - symbols were simply repeated and added together.