Prepared by Bruce C. Friedman
Last modified: October 10, 2004 as per H. Vymazalova.
Note that the symbols for 1/3 and 1/16 hk3t are identical.
Note that the double symbol 1/6 appears to be identical
to a symbol which represents 1/6 on the 12th Dynasty KAHUN
Mathematical Papyri.
Source texts (for the images and analysis):
Image source text:
Catalogue General des Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire.1901 volume by G. Daressy contains [ostraca] No.s 25001-25385.
Analysis comparison text:
Recuiel de Travaux [Relatifs a la Philologie et a l'Archeologie] #28 (1906?), p. 62 ff.
Includes this article by Georges Daressy: "Calculs
Egyptiens du Moyen Empire."
*Superior images and analysis
via Hana Vymazalova in Archiv Orientalni, Praha, 2002.
Article: The Wooden Tablets from Cairo: The Use of the Grain Unit hk3t in Ancient Egypt.
