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Digamma
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Digamma, or wau, is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. It originally stood for the sound but it has remained in use principally as a Greek numeral for 6. Whereas it was originally called waw or
Ancient Greek ceramic fragment depicting a horse with rider. The inscription reads [...]Ι ϜΑΝΑΚΤΙ ([...]i wanakti), "to the king", with an initial dig
Ancient Greek ceramic fragment depicting a horse with rider. The inscription reads [...]Ι ϜΑΝΑΚΤΙ ([...]i wanakti), "to the king", with an initial digamma (and a local Σ-shaped form for iota).
The alphabet on a black figure vessel, with a square-C digamma.
The alphabet on a black figure vessel, with a square-C digamma.
A fragment of Papyrus 115, showing the number "χιϛ" (616, the "Number of the Beast"), with a C-shaped digamma.
A fragment of Papyrus 115, showing the number "χιϛ" (616, the "Number of the Beast"), with a C-shaped digamma.
Greek numerals
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Greek numerals, also known as Ionic, Ionian, Milesian, or Alexandrian numerals, is a system of writing numbers using the letters of the Greek alphabet. In modern Greece, they are still used for ordina
Digamma
…lowercase: ϝ, numeral: ϛ), is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. It originally stood for the sound but it has remained in use principally as a Greek numeral for 6. Whereas it was originally called waw or wau, its most common appellation in classical Greek is digamma; as a numeral, it was called episēmon…
Tribute list using attic numerals, 430s BC.
Tribute list using attic numerals, 430s BC.
Example of the early Greek symbol for zero (lower right corner) from a 2nd-century papyrus
Example of the early Greek symbol for zero (lower right corner) from a 2nd-century papyrus