[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Eastern Christian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy) › [Syriac](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr) › Severus Sebokht on the Indian numerals # Severus Sebokht on the Indian numerals (Severus Sebokht, fragment on the science of the Indians) Passage written in 662 at the monastery of Qennešrē, against Greek claims to a monopoly of science: Severus praises the subtle discoveries of the Indians in astronomy and their method of calculation with nine signs, the earliest mention of the Indian numerals outside India. - **Language:** Syriac - **Date:** 662 CE - **Author:** [ܣܘܝܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ](https://indike.org/pramana/person/severus-sebokht) - **Place:** Qennešrē - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Mentions - [Jyotiḥśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr.severus-sebokht-numerals](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr.severus-sebokht-numerals) · Pramāṇa