Ancient Egypt Numbers
| Name of Symbol | Hindu-Arabic Symbol |
 Tally |
1 |
 Heel Bone |
10 |
 Coil of Rope |
100 |
 Lotus Flower |
1000 |
 Bent Stick |
10,000 |
 Fish |
100,000 |
 Astonished 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
|
|
304 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
1,503 |
|
230,000 |
|
54 |
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