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title: Secret Babylonian Numbers
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7009/secret-babylonian-numbers/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Secret Babylonian Numbers

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Secret Babylonian Numbers](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7009.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7009.jpg)

## Image Caption

A compendium of ancient signs united the knowledge of generations of scholars. It includes pictographic symbols from around 3000 BCE and a secret number for each sign, for encoding texts. Circa 450 BCE. Clay tablet. From [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. (British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 25). Secret Babylonian Numbers. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7009/secret-babylonian-numbers/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Secret Babylonian Numbers." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7009/secret-babylonian-numbers/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Secret Babylonian Numbers." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7009/secret-babylonian-numbers/>.

## License & Copyright

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