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Quenya Duodecimal System

Note: Not attested, theoretical construction.

This is a theorised Quenya duodecimal system based on the knowledge that the Eldar had originally used this system before the arrival of men in Middle-Earth, and then adopted the decimal system from them. Most of what we know on Tolkien's Quenya numerals are characteristically decimal in construction, and not much provided into duodecimal numbers. Based on what is known is a re-constructed table of Quenya duodecimal numbers that will be subject to future revisions in accordance to any new attested information that may come, or more appropriate examples can be made.

Numbers 1 to 10 : 1 to 12

Quenya from 1 - 10
Tengwar Numerals ñ ò ó ô õ ö ÷ ø ù ú û ðñ
Duodecimal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B 10
Decimal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tengwar t%5 `C1;E 5$m$ aD4# j$r$ `Vv$ `N1YÇ 1Ym^ 5$61R zlD5 t%v$ 7E81E
Quenya min atta neldë canta lempë enquë otso toldo nertë quain minquë rasta


Numbers 10 to 20 : 12 to 24

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya
ðñ7E81E1012rasta
ññt%5 7E81E1113min rasta
òñ`C1;E 7E81E1214atta rasta
óñ5$m$ 7E81E1315neldë rasta
ôñaD4# 7E81E1416canta rasta
õñj$r$ 7E81E1517lempë rasta
öñ`Vv$ 7E81E - 5#d1E1618enquë rasta - nahta [1]
÷ñ`N1YÇ 7E81E1719otso rasta
øñ1Ym^ 7E81E1820toldo rasta
ùñ5$61R 7E81E1921nertë rasta
úñzlD5 7E81E1A22quain rasta
ûñt%v$ 7E81E1B23minquë rasta
ðòhÍU7E81E2024yurasta
  1. Early word, "dozen & a half". Maybe obsolete by nahta- "to slay; to hurt, injure, wound / to confine, oppress"


Numbers 10 to 100 : 12 to 144

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya Alt. Quenya
ðñ10127E81ErastahÍUv$yunquë [1]
ðò2024hÍU7E81Eyurasta7E81E `C1;Erasta atta
ðó30365$j$7E81Enelerasta7E81E6 5$m$rastar neldë
ðô4048aD5#7E81Ecanarasta7E81E6 aD4#rastar canta
ðõ5060j$qR7E81Eleperasta7E81E6 j$r$rastar lempë
ðö6072`V5$7E81Eenerasta7E81E6 `Vv$rastar enquë
ð÷7084`N1Y7E81Eotorasta7E81E6 `N1YÇrastar otso
ðø80961Yj^7E81Etolorasta7E81E6 1Ym^rastar toldo
ðù901085$1R7E81Eneterasta7E81E6 5$61Rrastar nertë
ðúA0120zlD7E81Equairasta7E81E6 zlD5rastar quain
ðûB0132t%vlD7E81Eminquairasta7E81E6 t%v$rastar minquë
ððñ1001441Ua|Dtuxa9Y81Ehosta
  1. "both" + enquë "six", meaning 2 sixes, not the suffix -quë found in decimal for 10s. e.g. minquë "11", nelquë "13", etc.


Likewise with the numbers between 10 and 20 : 12 and 24, the single digit is said first, then the dozen digit:

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya
öó3642`Vv$ 5$j$7E81Eenquë nelerasta
ñûB1133 t%5 t%vlD7E81Emin minquairasta


Numbers 100 to 200 : 144 to 288

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya
ððñ1001441Ua|Dtuxa
ðññ1101567E81E 1Ua|Drasta tuxa
ðòñ120168hÍU7E81E 1Ua|Dyurasta tuxa
ðóñ1301805$j$7E81E 1Ua|Dnelerasta tuxa
ðôñ140192aD5#7E81E 1Ua|Dcanarasta tuxa
ðõñ150204j$qR7E81E 1Ua|Dleperasta tuxa
ðöñ160216`V5$7E81E 1Ua|Denerasta tuxa
ð÷ñ170228`N1Y7E81E 1Ua|Dotorasta tuxa
ðøñ1802401Yj^7E81E 1Ua|Dtolorasta tuxa
ðùñ1902525$1R7E81E 1Ua|Dneterasta tuxa
ðúñ1A0264zlD7E81E 1Ua|Dquairasta tuxa
ðûñ1B0276t%vlD7E81E 1Ua|Dminquairasta tuxa
ððò200288hÍU1Ua|Dyutuxa


Numbers 100 to 1000 : 144 to 1728

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya Alt. Quenya
ððñ1001441Ua|Dtuxa9Y81Ehosta
ððò200288hÍU1Ua|Dyutuxa9Y81E `C1;Ehosta atta
ððó3004325$j1Ua|Dneltuxa9Y81E6 5$m$hostar neldë
ððô400576aD4&a|Dcantuxa9Y81E6 aD4#hostar canta
ððõ500720j$qR4&a|Dlepentuxa9Y81E6 j$r$hostar lempë
ððö600864`V5$4&a|Denentuxa9Y81E6 `Vv$hostar enquë
ðð÷7001,008`N1Y1Ua|Dototuxa9Y81E6 `N1YÇhostar otso
ððø8001,1521Yj^1Ua|Dtolotuxa9Y81E6 1Ym^hostar toldo
ððù9001,2965$1R61Ua|Dnetertuxa9Y81E6 5$61Rhostar nertë
ððúA001,440zlD1Ua|Dquaituxa9Y81E6 zlD5hostar quain
ððûB001,584t%vlD1Ua|Dminquaituxa9Y81E6 t%v$hostar minquë
ðððñ1,0001,728t$f$mencë9Y81E6 7E81Ehostar rasta

Numbers 1000 to 10000 : 1728 to 20,736

Tengwar Duodecimal - Decimal Quenya Alt. Quenya
ðððñ1,0001,728t$f$mencë--
ðððò2,0003,456hÍUt$f$yumencët$f$ 1;Emencë atta
ðððó3,0005,1845$jt$f$nelmencët$f% 5$m$menci neldë
ðððô4,0006,912aD5#t$f$canamencët$f% aE4#menci canta
ðððõ5,0008,640j$qRt"$f$lepemmencët$f% j$r$menci lempë
ðððö6,00010,368`V5$t"$f$enemmencët$f% `Vv$menci enquë
ððð÷7,00012,096`N1Yt$f$otomencët$f% `N1YÇmenci otso
ðððø8,00013,8241Yj^t$f$tolomencët$f% 1Ym^menci toldo
ðððù9,00015,5525$1R6t$f$netermencët$f% 5$61Rmenci nertë
ðððúA,00017,280zlDt$f$quaimencët$f% zlD5menci quain
ðððûB,00019,008t%vlDt$f$minquaimencët$f% t%v$menci minquë
ððððñ10,00020,7367E81Et$f$rastamencët$f% 7E81Emenci rasta

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