Record No. MRB-2026-005953

World's Oldest Known Written Zero

Science & Technology
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Cambodia
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Science & Technology
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Cambodia ( KH )
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Record Description

A seventh-century Khmer stone inscription found near Angkor Borei, dated to the year 683 and cataloged as K-127, contains what many scholars consider the oldest confirmed written use of zero as a numeral. It predates other early zero symbols found in India and elsewhere by several decades. The inscription is now held in Cambodia's National Museum in Phnom Penh.
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