Babylonian number system (Maths)

3. Number 1 10
Symbol
 It used 2 symbols. A down arrow for 1, and left arrow for 10.
 This Number system is used from about 1750 BC.
 The symbols were written in clay tablets and left in the sun to dry.
 Their system was SEXAGECIMAL which meant based on the number
60.
 The Babylonian number system originated from Mesopotamia.
 The Babylonians inherited this system from the Sumerians.

5. = 10 = 1
Small numbers are represented much like the Egyptian system. For Example:-
= 23
To represent larger numbers, use several groups of symbols, separated by
spaces, and multiply the value of these groups by increasing powers of 60.

6. 1 2 3
THIRTY – SIX HUNDREDS
3600s
SIXTYS
60s
ONES
1s
60
1 represents 1×3600=3600
2 represents 2×60s = 120
3 represents 3×1s = 3
This represents:-
3723

7. Examples:-
 43 =
121 =
1 =
60 = or 60

8. Babylonian Numbers – 1 to 59