Sujet
Egyptian Surveyor with coiled rope for measuring, 1400 BC. Artist: Unknown.
Légende
Egyptian Surveyor with coiled rope for measuring, 1400BC. The Pharaoh's surveyors used measurements based on body parts. It is thought the Egyptians introduced the earliest fully-developed base 10 numeration system at least as early as 2700 BCE. Written numbers used a stroke for units, a heel-bone symbol for tens, a coil of rope for hundreds and a lotus plant for thousand.
Date
1400 av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B82_404
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
54,7Mo (1,5Mo) / 30,4cm x 45,1cm / 3592 x 5324 (300dpi)