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numbers. However, as the Palmyrenes had no par- 
ticular numeral character for an Hundred, as 
had the ( 1 ) Greeks and the Romans j from thence I 
conclude it probable, that they by no means ex- 
prefled a Thousand by any fuch character. If 
this be admitted, the following table of higher num- 
bers may likewife be confidered by the learned, as 
confonant to the true and genuine notation of the Pal- 
myrenes. 
* 
s. 
P ALAH RENE Num era /s from a Thouf?fid to a Tlioufand Millions. 
tooo 
M 
2000 
MA1 
3000 
MMM 
4000 
MM MM 
3000 
103 
6000 
IOOM 
fooo 
IOOMM 
8000 
; IQ p MMM 
9000 
100MMMM 
/oooo 
CC100 
/ 00000 
CCC1000 
/ 000000 
ccccioooo 
/ 0000000 
CCCCCIOOOOO 
/ 00000000 
CCCCCCI003000 
/ooooooooo 
CCCCCCCI0000030 
.no r-o'-oA 
33^3111 
^O'-^nu .4005.. y'~^oiui 
. 6 o 2 o.. 3 ^ 3 ^iy 
V 
- 3 ny 
~ 3 ^~ 3 w y . 8 f)Oo. 
- 3 - 3 / my 
'33'~3'~3/ ./0/0..^~^Zi/j 
( 1 ) Herodian. ab Hen. Stephan. & Joh. Scapul. ad Lexic. Gr*u 
calcern edit. Sertor. Urfat. De not . Romanor. Johannis Wall. Oftr* 
mathematic* VqJ, prim, c, viii, p, 43—46, Oxon. 1695. 
This 
