Convert Arabic numbers to Babylonian cuneiform numerals. The Babylonian system is base-60 (sexagesimal), using just two wedge symbols: a vertical wedge for 1 and a horizontal wedge for 10.
The Babylonians (circa 3000β500 BC) used a base-60 positional system. Each group (from 1 to 59) is represented using two symbols, written in cuneiform on clay tablets.
The number 60 starts a new positional column. So 61 = "1Γ60 + 1" written as two groups: [πΉ][πΉ]. This is why we still have 60 minutes in an hour and 360 degrees in a circle.
| Arabic | Babylonian | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πΉ | One vertical wedge |
| 10 | π | One horizontal wedge |
| 11 | ππΉ | 10 + 1 |
| 60 | πΉ (new position) | One group of 60 |
| 3600 | πΉ (3rd position) | 60Β² |