Cardinal numbers
Egyptians wrote numbers in two ways: cardinals and ordinals. Cardinals are simply 1, 2, 3…. Ordinals means, first, second, third…..
Cardinal numbers
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1
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waπ€
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π€ |
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2
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sn-nw
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π€π±π€
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3
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xmt
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π€π±π€π±π€
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4
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fdw
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π€π±π€π°π€π±π€
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5
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diw
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π€π±π€π°π€π±π€π±π€
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6
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sisw
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π€π±π€π±π€π°π€π±π€π±π€
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7
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sfxw
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π€π±π€π±π€π°π€π±π€π±π€π±π€
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8
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xmnw
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π€π±π€π±π€π±π€π°π€π±π€π±π€π±π€
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9
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psD
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π€π±π€π±π€π±π€π°π€π±π€π±π€π±π€π±π€ |
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10
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mD
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π
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100
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St
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π’
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1000
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xA
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πΌ
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10000
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Dba
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π
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100000
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Hfn
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π
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1000000
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HH
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π¨
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The higher value is written preceding the lesser value.
Example
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11
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ππ€
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22
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πππ€π€
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33
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ππ±ππ±ππ°π€π±π€π±π€
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134
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π’ππ°ππ°ππ€π±π€π°π€π±π€
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1924
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πΌπ’π±π’π±π’π±π’π°π’π±π’π±π’π±π’π’ππ°ππ€π±π€π°π€π±π€
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Usage
The number follows the noun, in its numeral form, except for the singular form that is written in its phonetic signs and follow their noun in gender.
Example
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2 Boats
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dpt 2
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π§π°πͺπ±πππ€π±π€
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11 Men
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s 11
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ππ°ππ±π€ππ°π€
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One Woman
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st wat
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ππ°πππ‘π°πππ°π€
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Notes
a) The numerals follow the noun but are read before it.
b) Occasionally, the numeral preceded the noun
Example
πΌπ
ππ°πππ°ππ€ππ°ππ°π
XA m xt nbt nfrt
A thousand of every good thing.