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ArchaeologicalAntiquité· VIIIe-VIe siècle av. J.-C.

Hebrew weights

Enrich the Great Book
Before and after comparison of weight loss (Hebrew version)
Before and after comparison of weight loss (Hebrew version)CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Judaean weights. Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Judaean weights. Israel Museum, JerusalemCC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Weights from Lachish BM
Weights from Lachish BMCC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
The Weight of Peace sculpture in Ashdod, 2010
The Weight of Peace sculpture in Ashdod, 2010Attribution · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Small stone weights inscribed with units such as the beqa, the pim, or the netef, used to weigh silver and goods in the kingdom of Judah. They often bear hieratic numerals.

Significance

They document the Judean metrological system and illuminate biblical terms of weighing.

Features

Provenance
Royaume de Juda

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