Mina (unit)
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The mina is an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight for silver or gold, equivalent to approximately 1.25 pounds, which was divided into 60 shekels. The mina, like the shekel, eventually also became a u
Measurement of ½ mina (actual weight 248 grams), a weight standard established by the Sumerian king Shulgi. It has a crescent image; used in the temple of the god Sin in Ur, diorite, 6.2 by 4.5 centimetres (2.4 in × 1.8 in), early 21st century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur).
Belshazzar's Feast, (Rembrandt, c. 1635–1638). The message mene, mene, tekel, upharsin is written in vertical lines starting at the top right corner.
Talent (measurement)
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The talent was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver.
Mina (unit)
…of weight. At first, talents and shekels had not yet been introduced. By the time of Ur-Nammu (shortly before 2000 BCE), the mina had a value of 1⁄60 talent as well as 60 shekels. The weight of this mina is calculated at 1.25 pounds (0.57 kg), or 570 grams of silver (18 troy ounces). The word mina comes…
Sumerian tablet with measurement glyphs