Tool to convert babylonian numbers (Babylonian Numerals). The Mesopotamian numeral system uses a mix of base 60 (sexagesimal) and base 10 (decimal) by writing wedges (vertical or corner wedge).
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Tool to convert babylonian numbers (Babylonian Numerals). The Mesopotamian numeral system uses a mix of base 60 (sexagesimal) and base 10 (decimal) by writing wedges (vertical or corner wedge).
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How to write babylonian numbers?
In mesopotamian number system, numbers have to be converted in base 60. Numbers are written in a cuneiform style with | and <. Each vertical bar | (pipe) equals a unit and each < (corner wedge or bracket) equals a tenth.
Example: 23 is written <<||| or .png)
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Example: 61 is written | | or .png)
(with a space separator)
dCode uses the recent system (from the 3rd century civilization in Babylon) which introduce the writing or 0 (before the concept of zero did not exist, it was replace by an ambiguous empty space).
How to convert babylonian numbers?
Converting is easy by counting symbols and considering it in base 60.
Example: <<||| is 2 < and 3 | so \( 2 \times 10 + 3 \times 1 = 23 \)
Example: | | (note the space) is 1 | and then 1 | so \( 1 \times 60 + 1 = 61 \)
How to write the number zero 0?
Babylonnians did not use the zero (this concept had not been invented), but from the 3rd century they used the symbol .png)
How to count using babylonian numerals?
Babylonian numbers chart (base60)
| 0 (zero) | | 1 | | 2 | .png) | 3 | | 4 | .png) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | .png) | 6 | .png) | 7 | .png) | 8 | .png) | 9 | .png) |
| 10 | .png) | 11 | | 12 | | 13 | | 14 | |
| 15 | | 16 | | 17 | | 18 | | 19 | |
| 20 | | 21 | | 22 | | 23 | | 24 | |
| 25 | | 26 | | 27 | | 28 | | 29 | |
| 30 | .png) | 31 | | 32 | | 33 | | 34 | |
| 35 | | 36 | | 37 | | 38 | | 39 | |
| 40 | .png) | 41 | | 42 | | 43 | | 44 | |
| 45 | | 46 | | 47 | | 48 | | 49 | |
| 50 | .png) | 51 | | 52 | | 53 | | 54 | |
| 55 | | 56 | | 57 | | 58 | | 59 | |
For other numbers, use the form above.
How to convert babylonian numbers into roman numerals?
Convert the babylonian numbers to Arabic numerals (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0), then use the Roman numeral converter of dCode.
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