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Mesopotamian Numeral 60 (Gesh)

Mesopotamian Numeral 60 (Gesh)

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Construction note

A geometric impression of a cuneiform sign or Mesopotamian motif.

About this symbol

Meaning: The large vertical wedge for 60 (geš) in the sexagesimal system.
Culture / origin: Sumer / Babylonia / Assyria
Era: c. 3200 BCE – 1st century CE
Historical context: Cuneiform, the world's earliest writing, was pressed into clay with a reed stylus; its signs encode words, syllables and a base-60 number system.

Public-domain ancient script and iconography.

Tags

mesopotamiancuneiformsumerianancient

SVG source

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