it's not really base 60, nor 10... it looks like there is no real base here...
TIL the Babylonians used base 60 instead of base 10 for their mathematical calculations. This is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_cuneiform_numerals
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it's not really base 60, nor 10... it looks like there is no real base here...
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