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CHAPTER X. The Systems of Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine.

(1) ‘The palace of Irta-Merodach, King of Babylon [circ. B.C. 1050], 30 Manahs14.’

Wt., 15060·5 grammes, yielding a Mina of 502 gram.

(2) ‘Thirty Manahs of Nabu-suma-libur, King of Assyria,’ [date unknown].

Wt., 14589 gram.

A small portion of this weight is broken off; if this is allowed for it will yield a Mina of about the same weight as No. 1.

(3) ‘Ten Manahs’ (somewhat injured), bears the name of ‘Dungi,’ according to George Smith, King of Babylon circ. B.C. 2000.

Wt., 4986 gram., yielding a Mina of 498·6 gram.

On three of the Lions we read as follows:

(1) ‘The Palace of Shalmaneser [circ. B.C. 850] King of the Country, two manahs of the King,’ in cuneiform characters, and ‘Two Manahs’ weight of the country’ in Aramaic characters.

Wt., 1992 gram., yielding a Mina of 996 gram.

(2) ‘The Palace of Tiglath-Pileser [circ. B.C. 747], King of the Country, two Manehs’ in cuneiform characters.

Wt., 946 gram., yielding a Mina of 473 gram.

(3) ‘Five Manahs of the King’ in cuneiform characters, and ‘Five Manahs’ weight of the country’ in Aramaic characters.

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