A Babylonian frog-shaped weight, ca. 2000-1600 BCE. An inscription on its underside reads &ldquo
A Babylonian frog-shaped weight, ca. 2000-1600 BCE. An inscription on its underside reads “a frog [weighing] 10 minas, a legitimate weight of the god Shamash, belonging to Iddin-Nergal, son of Arkat-ili-damqa.” Ten minas was about 5000 grams. {WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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