Egyptian Number System

The Egyptian number system was a decimal, additive system used in ancient Egypt, primarily for counting and record-keeping. It employed hieroglyphic symbols for specific values: a single stroke for 1, a heel bone for 10, a scroll for 100, a lotus flower for 1,000, and so on up to millions. Numbers were formed by combining these symbols and adding their values, with repetitions indicating multiples. For example, three strokes and a heel bone represented 13. The system was efficient for expressing large numbers in inscriptions and calculations, relying on simple symbols combined in a clear, additive manner.