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Uruk IV/III metrological systems
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All the numerical sign files used in these charts are available here (.eps) and here (.jpeg)
Systems used to count discrete objects
Sexagesimal System S
Used to count discrete inanimate objects.
Sexagesimal System S'
Bi-sexagesimal System B
Bi-sexagesimal System B*
System derived from the bisexagesimal system, used to count rations of an unclear nature, possibly a type of fish.