The Egyptian origin of the Greek alphabetic numerals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3522901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Chrisomali (0000-0003-3636-7683, McGill University, corresponding author), Stephen Chrisomalis |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 297 |
| Pages | 485-496 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00092541 |
| OpenAlex | W133260417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Traditionally, it has been assumed that the Greek alphabetic numerals were independently invented in the sixth century BC. However, the author finds a remarkable structural similarity between this system and the Egyptian demotic numerals. He proposes that trade between Asia Minor and Egypt provided the context in which the Greek numerals were adopted from Egyptian models
Ancient history · Archaeology · Arithmetic · Context (archaeology) · Linguistics · Numeral system · Similarity (geometry) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
The exact sciences in antiquity
The world's writing systems
The Greek Numerical Alphabet
The Mathematics Of Plato’s Academy
Fundamental Steps in the Development of Numeration
Two-and-a-half Corinthian Dipinti
The Alphabetic Numeral System in Attica
Demotic Mathematical Papyri
The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece
Naukratis
Greek Numerals
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |