Chapter P, Problem 58PS

The Egyptians had an interesting, pictorial numeration system. Here is how you would count using Egyptian numerals: $|,||,|\left|\right|,\left|\right|\left|\right|,\left|\right|\left|\right||,|\left|\right|\left|\right||,|\left|\right|\left|\right|\left|\right|,\left|\right|\left|\right|\left|\right|\left|\right|,\left|\right|\left|\right|\left|\right|\left|\right||,\cap ,\cap |,\cap \left|\right|,\cap \left|\right|,\dots$. Write down your age using Egyptian numerals. The symbol “|” is called a stroke, and “ $\cap$” is called a heel bone. The Egyptians used a scroll for 100, a lotus flower for 1,000, a pointing finger for 10,000, a polliwog for 100,000, and an astonished man for the number 1,000,000. Without doing any research, write what you think today’s date would look like using Egyptian numerals.