Egyptian Numbers

Name of Symbol Hindu-Arabic Symbol
tallyTally 1
boneHeel Bone 10
ropeCoil of Rope 100
flowerLotus Flower 1000
stickBent Stick 10,000
fishFish 100,000
manAstonished Man 1,000,000

The Egyptians wrote numbers in an ascending order. The smaller unit was written on the left. To write 604, you would write the 4 first with 4 tally marks. Then write the 600 with 6 coils of rope.

Examples

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2,000,000
1,503
230,000
54

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