The science of arithmetic in ancient Iraq is so important that exposure to the stages of its development is of great value, and this value prompted us to delve into precise details about the arithmetic system in ancient Iraq, and in particular the calculation of number values by determining their ranks in the cuneiform texts that the archaeological excavations provided us with It was executed in the archaeological sites of Iraq, and it now fills the reservoirs of the Iraqi museum and other international museums, some of these texts were published by some researchers specializing in this field of cuneiform writings, while the other part, some are under study and others are waiting for the efforts of a large cadre of researchers in the specialty Babylonian mathematics to enrich our knowledge of what the mathematicians of ancient Iraq had risen to
Firstly: See the largest possible number of clay tablets that are concerned with mathematics (numbers, tables, arithmetic operations, equations ........)
The second is to exercise caution and accuracy in deciding on the numbers' values when determining their levels (their rank).
Perhaps we would be the first to approach the modern section on such a topic, but we decided to confine our research to shedding light on the issue of numbers and the numerical order and defining their origins with some detail, and our research enjoys the specificity of knowing the realities of numbers and numerical ranks in learning Rafidian mathematics, reinforced by what is written on the clay number. Our conversation includes two axes:
The first axis: "Development of the numerical forms and the counting system."
The second axis: "Calculating the numerical position".
Al-Ahly axis: "Development of advertising forms and the counting system"