<P> This system first appeared around 2000 BC ; its structure reflects the decimal lexical numerals of Semitic languages rather than Sumerian lexical numbers . However , the use of a special Sumerian sign for 60 ( beside two Semitic signs for the same number ) attests to a relation with the Sumerian system . </P>
<P> This system first appeared around 2000 BC ; its structure reflects the decimal lexical numerals of Semitic languages rather than Sumerian lexical numbers . However , the use of a special Sumerian sign for 60 ( beside two Semitic signs for the same number ) attests to a relation with the Sumerian system . </P>
when did the babylonians began using cuneiform numerals
when did the babylonians began using cuneiform numerals
around 2000 BC
around 2000 BC