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OF LONG AGO

of the Nile a boy named Ahmes. Near his home was a large temple, and on the walls were many curious signs that puzzled him.

EGYPTIAN NUMERALS
Numerals from the walls of a temple at Luxor

One day when Ahmes saw a priest looking at the temple wall he asked him what the curious signs meant.
17