History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.5

v1.c7.s17.5

This fragment clearly shows that not only did Sebokht know something of the numerals but that he understood their full significance, and may even have known the zero as Rabbi ben Ezra did (*vide infra* p. 103), in spite of the fact that he too speaks of nine numerals. In fact even today, we speak of nine numerals only, zero not being recognised a numeral.