Bakhshali manuscript

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:publishing_company
gptkbp:contains early forms of arithmetic
methods for solving linear equations
rules for calculating square roots
gptkbp:date circa 7th century
gptkbp:established in 1881
gptkbp:features place value system
zero as a placeholder
gptkbp:historical_analysis mathematical notation
history of mathematics
historical mathematics
Indian_numeral_system
ancient_Indian_culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bakhshali manuscript
gptkbp:influences Indian_mathematics
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Bodleian_Library,_Oxford
gptkbp:language Sanskrit
gptkbp:origin Bakhshali_village
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known mathematical texts in India