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Lesson 6 6   The Coptic Numbers
 

The Coptic numbers are written as letters with bars on top, and they follow
the Coptic alphabet order.
 
Number Coptic Coptic name
1  =a  Ovai
2  =b  `Cnav
3  =j  @omt
4  =d  `$toov
5  =e  Tiov
6  6  Coov
7  =z  @a24
8  =3  `@m3n
9  =0  Yit
10  =i  M3t
11(combintaion isdone)  =i=a  Metovai
20  =k  gwt
30 =l Map
40 =m `Hme
50 =n Tebi
60 =7 Ce
70 =o `@4e
80 =p Qamne
90 =4 Pictav
100 =r @e
101 =ra @e nem ovai
110 =r=i @e nem m3t
200 =c `Cnav2e
300 =t @omt2e 
400 =v ..........
500 =f ............
600 =x ................
700 =y .......
800 =w .............
900 =2 ..........
1000 a @o
2000 b `cnav2o

Do these math exercises:

=a  + =e   =  ?

=b  + =3    =  ?

=d  +  =0  =  ?
 
=k  - =z    =  ?
 
 =j * =i    =  ?

=m / =d    =  ?

=j * [=n - (=e * =z) + =i3] = ?
 

Answers to the Coptic Math Exercise:

=a  + =e   =   =6

=b  + =3    =   =i

=d  +  =0  =   =ij
 
=k  - =z    =   =ij
 
 =j * =i    =   =l

=m / =d    =   =i

=j * [=n - (=e * =z) + =i3] =  =40
 
 
 
 

Some numbers that are often used in the church:

 =d `nzwon `nacwmatoc             4 incorporeal creatures

 =z `narx3ajjeloc                7 archangels

 =ib `napoctoloc                 12 apostles

 =kd `m`precbvteroc               24 Priests

 =m `n`ehoov                      40 days

 =r=n `nte Kwctantinopolic       150 at Constantinople

 =c  `nte Efecoc                  200 at Ephesus

 =ji=3 etav0wov5 qen Nikie`a       318 assembled at Nicea
 @omt 2e met`2m3n(

 a=r==m=d    a2e `hme `4toov `n2o 144,000  [ 2o = 1000]

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