Sistema de numeração cuneiforme com ênfase nas contribuições de Denise Schmandt-Besserat

Abstract

Although numbers are always present in various everyday situations, there are few (almost rare) occasions when we hear about their origins. It was from this observation that the objective of this work was defined: to understand how and where the cuneiform numbering system emerged based on the contributions of archaeologis Denise Schmandt-Besserat. To achieve this, we chose to carry out qualitative bibliographical research. The main result is that the archaeological work of Denise Schmandt-Besserat reinforces the hypothesis that the cuneiform writing and numbering systems derived from a system of tokens, objects used in counting recording strategies.