Curated OER
Egyptian Computation
In this Egyptian computation worksheet, students add and subtract Egyptian numerals. They convert Egyptian numerals into our standard number system. This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: An Overview of Egyptian Mathematics
This site presents a detailed overview of Egyptian mathematics, focusing on the arithmetical methods which they devised to work with their numerals.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: The Ancient Egyptian Number System
This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...
Jim Loy
Jim Loy's Website: Egyptian Numbers
Here you can find a general overview of the ancient Egyptian number system. The site compares the ancient symbols to those of modern day numerals. More detailed information can be found from the bottom of the page dealing with Egyptian...
Quia
Quia: Egyptian Numerals
Practice changing Egyptian numerals into our everyday numbers we use and vice versa. Three hints are available. This game is set up with a game show format. See how high you can climb on the money chart!
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Numeraciones Antiguas
In Spanish. In this activity you will find a document with numbers written in the form of an old numbering (starting with Egyptian symbols) and their corresponding transcript in our current numbering. There are 11 different numbers to...
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: An Overview of Egyptian Math
This site presents a detailed overview of Egyptian mathematics, focusing on the arithmetical methods which they devised to work with their numerals.