Convert numbers to ancient Babylonian cuneiform symbols in the sexagesimal (base-60) positional system - the ancestor of today's time and angle measurements.
Each group uses 1-59 expressed with these two symbols. Groups are positional (×1, ×60, ×3600…)
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Cuneiform symbols appear for each base-60 group.
The Babylonians likely chose 60 because it has many divisors (1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30,60) - making fractions much easier than base 10. This system was so practical that we still use it today: 60 seconds per minute, 60 minutes per hour, 360° in a circle.
Babylonian scribes were highly sophisticated mathematicians. The Plimpton 322 tablet (c.1800 BC) lists Pythagorean triples, showing knowledge of the theorem over 1,000 years before Pythagoras. They could calculate square roots, solve quadratic equations and model astronomical cycles - all using base-60 cuneiform numerals.
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