Ostracon with Mathematical Text (Illustration)

Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 11 September 2019

Ostracon with Mathematical Text — The Greek inscription on this fragment of ceramic (ostracon) mentions a list of exercises of numbers, from 83 to 52. The Greek numerals are compared with the numbered words. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Byzantine period, 6th century CE. It is on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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