Hebrew numerals
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The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The system was adapted from that of the Greek numerals sometime between 200 and 78
The lower clock on the Jewish Town Hall building in Prague, with Hebrew numerals in counterclockwise order
Early 20th century pocket watches with Hebrew numerals in clockwise order (Jewish Museum, Berlin)
A tombstone from 1935 in Baiersdorf, Germany, reading: נפטר ביום כׄ אייר ונקבר ביום כׄגׄ אייר שנת תׄרׄצׄהׄ לפׄק In English: Passed away on day 20 Iyar And buried on day 23 Iyar Year 695 without the thousands [i.e. year 5695] Note the dots above each letter in each number.
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
Hebrew numerals
…system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The system was adapted from that of the Greek numerals sometime between 200 and 78 BCE, the latter being the date of the earliest archeological evidence. The current numeral system is also known as the…
Tribute list using attic numerals, 430s BC.
Example of the early Greek symbol for zero (lower right corner) from a 2nd-century papyrus