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Babylonian cuneiform numerals

Assyro-Chaldean Babylonian cuneiform numerals were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed stylus to make a mark on a soft clay tablet which would be exposed in the sun to harden to create a permanent record. The Babylonians, who were famous for their astronomical observations, as well as their calculations (aided by their invention of the abacus), used a sexagesimal (base-60) positional numeral system inherited from either the Sumerian or the Akkadian civilizations. Neither of the predecessors was a positional system (having a convention for which 'end' of the numeral represented the units). (Wikipedia).

Babylonian cuneiform numerals
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Roman Numerals

This lesson explains how to determine numbers when written using Roman numerals and how to write numbers using Roman numerals. Site: http://mathispower4u.com

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Ex: Write Numbers as Roman Numerals

This video explains how to write numbers when using Roman numerals. Site: http://mathispower4u.com

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Ex: Write the Number for Roman Numerals

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Roman Numeral System - Part 1 | Knowing Our Numbers | Don't Memorise

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Cuneiform Numbers - Numberphile

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Number Systems and the 4,933,001 Missing Romans #MegaFavNumbers

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Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel

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A new beginning for the Middle East: The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia

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