Cuneiform Numbers



Cuneiform Numbers

Cuneiform numbers were written using a combination of just two signs: a vertical wedge for '1' and a corner wedge for '10'. Handwriting varied as much in Old Babylonian times as it does now but the basic system of numbers is illustrated below.

|[pic] |1 |[pic] |2 |[pic] |3 |[pic] |4 |

|[pic] |5 |[pic] |6 |[pic] |7 |[pic] |8 |

|[pic] |9 |[pic] |10 |[pic] |11 |[pic] |12 |

|[pic] |13 |[pic] |14 |[pic] |15 |[pic] |16 |

|[pic] |17 |[pic] |18 |[pic] |19 |[pic] |20 |

|[pic] |30 |[pic] |40 |[pic] |50 |[pic] |60 |

|[pic] |for 4 |

|[pic] |for 7 |

|[pic] |for 8. |

Some common variants are:

 

Cuneiform Numbers: Worksheet 1

This worksheet gives you practice writing and recognizing cuneiform numbers. Write the following numbers in cuneiform:

1. |  1 |  |  2 |  |  3 |  |  4 |      | |2. |10 | |20 | |30 | |40 | | |3. |11 | |12 | |13 | |14 | | |4. |11 | |22 | |33 | |44 | | |5. |25 |      |35 |      |45 |      |55 |    | |Write the following cuneiform numbers in decimal: 

6. |[pic] |            |[pic] |            |[pic] |          |[pic] |          | |7. |[pic] | |[pic] | |[pic] | |[pic] | | |8. |[pic][pic] | |[pic][pic] | |[pic] | |[pic][pic] | | |9. |[pic][pic] | |[pic][pic] | |[pic][pic] | |[pic][pic] | | |10. |[pic] | |[pic][pic] | |[pic][pic] | |[pic] | | |

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