Bakhshali manuscript

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Bakhshali manuscript

Summary

Bakhshali manuscript is a manuscript[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bakhshali manuscript's image is recorded as Bakhshali numerals 1.jpg[3].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's instance of is recorded as manuscript[4].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's instance of is recorded as birch bark manuscript[5].
  • Bakhshali is named after Bakhshali manuscript[6].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 174214169[7].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's GND ID is recorded as 4391932-7[8].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85135944[9].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bw5jw[10].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's main subject is recorded as arithmetic[11].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's main subject is recorded as algebra[12].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Bakhshali-manuscript[13].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Book:Anonymous/Bakhshali_Manuscript[14].
  • Bakhshali manuscript's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007258125005171[15].

Why It Matters

Bakhshali manuscript ranks in the top 6% of manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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