NUMBERING SYSTEM IN THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DOCUMENTS

Abstract

The numbering system was an uncommon scribal practice throughout the Ancient Egyptian documents; however, it was used in some texts from different periods. So different types of numbering will be presented in this paper, such as papyrus rolls numbering, pagination, line numbering, chapter numbering, vignettes, and mummy bandages numbering…. etc. This paper will also display the methods of numbering used by the scribes throughout the Egyptian texts.

Keywords

• numbering
• documents
• pagination
• papyrus
• mummy bandages
• linen