Isopsephy
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In numerology, isopsephy or isopsephism is the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The total number is then used as a metaphorical bridge to other
Example of isopsephy from the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, 2nd century AD
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
Isopsephy
…stressed on the I and the E; from Greek ἴσος (ísos) 'equal' and ψῆφος (psêphos) 'count', lit. 'pebble') or isopsephism is the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The total number is then used as a metaphorical bridge to other words evaluating the equal number, which satisfies…
Tribute list using attic numerals, 430s BC.
Example of the early Greek symbol for zero (lower right corner) from a 2nd-century papyrus