Mathematics in ancient Egypt : a contextual history

Preface

Introduction

Prehistoric and Early Dynastic Period. 1. The invention of writing and number notation ; 2. The Egyptian number system ; 3. Uses of numbers and their contexts in predynastic and early dynastic times ; 4. Summary

Old Kingdom. 5. The cultural context of Egyptian mathematics in the Old Kingdom ; 6. Metrological systems ; 7. Notation of fractions ; 8. Summary

Middle Kingdom. 9. Mathematical texts (I) : the mathematical training of scribes ; 10. Foundation of mathematics ; 11. Mathematics in practice and beyond

New Kingdom. 12. New Kingdom mathematical texts : Ostraca Senmut 153 and Turin 57170 ; 13. Two examples of administrative texts ; 14. Mathematics in literature ; 15. Further aspects of mathematics from New Kingdom sources ; 16. Summary

Greco-Roman Periods. 17. Mathematical texts (II) : tradition, transmission, development ; 18. Conclusion: Egyptian mathematics in historical perspective