The lines in the diagram are spaced at a distance of one cubit and show the use of that unit of measurement. 2690–2180 BC) is scarce, but can be deduced from inscriptions on a wall near a mastaba in Meidum which gives guidelines for the slope of the mastaba. The evidence of the use of mathematics in the Old Kingdom (c. Also, fractal geometry designs which are widespread among Sub-Saharan African cultures are also found in Egyptian architecture and cosmological signs.
Archaeological evidence has suggested that the Ancient Egyptian counting system had origins in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further evidence of the use of the base 10 number system can be found on the Narmer Macehead which depicts offerings of 400,000 oxen, 1,422,000 goats and 120,000 prisoners. These labels appear to have been used as tags for grave goods and some are inscribed with numbers. Written evidence of the use of mathematics dates back to at least 3200 BC with the ivory labels found in Tomb U-j at Abydos.
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