Name Nile Numbers The Egyptians developed a system of writing, called hieroglyphics, that used picture symbols to represent numbers and objects. Here are the hieroglyphs for the numbers 1-1,000: number hieroglyph object a Il staff 5 MUL 10 nN arch 50 ANNNN 100 e coiled rope 1,000 it flower As you can see, there was no symbol for zero. ‘Time to translate! First, answer the following questions in our number system. ‘Then, write the Egyptian numbers for these things. Question Our Numbers Egyptian Numbers 1. Your age es 2. Days in a week — 3. Days in this month ee 4. Days ina year oe 5. Your house number _ 6. Students in your class Today's Date write today’s date (month/day/year) in hieroglyphics. Try This 81 Fresh & Fun Crical- Thinking Activites © Laure Remi, Scholastic Teaching Resources