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Tex 35 11/02/2009 17:56 Con rming Pages 36 Chapter 2 Mathematics in Early Civilizations The Rosetta Stone, bearing the same inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek. ) the cartouches represented the name of the ruler Ptolemy, mentioned in the Greek text. Champollion also secured a copy of inscriptions on an obelisk, and its base pedestal, from Philae. The base had a Greek dedication honoring Ptolemy and his wife Cleopatra (not the famous but ill-fated Cleopatra). On the obelisk itself, which was carved in hieroglyphics, are two cartouches close together, so it seemed probable that these outlined the Egyptian equivalents of their proper names.
1 2 4 8 totals 13 7 14 28 56 91 Finding that 7 C 28 C 56 D 91; one adds the powers of 2 corresponding to the checked numbers, namely, 1 C 4 C 8 D 13; which gives the desired quotient. The Egyptian division procedure has the pedagogical advantage of not appearing to be a new operation. Division was not always as simple as in the example just given, and fractions would often have to be introduced. To divide, say, 35 by 8, the scribe would begin by doubling the divisor, 8, to the point at which the next duplication would exceed the dividend, 35.
B) 1492. (c) 1999. (d) 24,789. (e) 123,456. (f) 1,234,567. 6. Convert each of these from Ionian Greek numerals to our system. (a) (b) 0 Þ¦ ½Ž. 0 þÞ. " (c) M 0" ¹". (d) ÂMM− M 0 þ ¼Ž. 7. Perform the indicated operations, D 10;000 C 5000 C 1000 C 50 C 20 C 3 D 16;073. Write the Attic Greek numerals corresponding to (a) 386. (b) 1492. (c) 1999. (d) 24,789. (e) 74,802. (f) 123,456. 9. Convert these from Greek Attic numerals to our system. (a) (a) (b) (c) (d) Add ¹ and o . ³Þ. Subtract ¼Â from 0 Ãþ.