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I find this odd. Ancient Egyptian had a character for a million - someone sitting/kneeling with one leg (like they just dropped to the ground) and throwing the
by logicallee 11y ago
I find this odd. Ancient Egyptian had a character for a million - someone sitting/kneeling with one leg (like they just dropped to the ground) and throwing their hands up in the air, (seeming to me) very very impressed, like "whoa!"
Here it is -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_numerals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_numerals
maybe I'm reading too much into it. But anyway a million doesn't seem that large of a number - if the ancient egyptians had it, why shouldn't societies thousands of years later? So it's a bit odd...
- jinushaun 11y agoThe article explicitly mentions Egyptian. I think this story highlights the recurring theme of medieval culture rediscovering ancient knowledge.