Weights and Measures

This category includes implements used for weighing out other objects or supplies.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
18259	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight. Shell. Type VI.
18292A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay counters (?) (A) Disk: incised on both sides with criss-cross lines. (B) Disk: incised on one side with dotted pattern.
18344	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight (?) of green stone. Circular, with straight vertical sides and flattened conical tip. ? Like this [drawing]. Type XX.
18392	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay roundel. Very roughly made. With archaic signs incised on one face.
18456	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck-weight. Grey pebble. Type VI.
18584	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight. Hematite.
18585A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] A set of weights. Weights in grains [A] (1) Diorite, pierced at one end. 413 grs. [B] (2) Hematite . 130grs. [C] (3) Hematite 64grs. [D] (4) Hematite 65grs. [E] (5) Steatite 37grs. [F] (6) Steatite 7grs. [G] (7) Steatite 10grs. [H] (8) Hematite 78grs. [I] (9) Doubtful weight: white calcite shaped as a plano-convex brick 315grs. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
18699A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weights. (A) Stela-shaped. Limestone. Type XXI. [drawing] (B) Duck weight, pinkish pebble. Type VI. (C) Duck weight, quartzite. On the side, inscription. [drawing] (D) Duck weight, quartzite (?). (E) Duck weight, grey pebble. Inscription (D) [reference to drawing labeled D on catalog card] on the back. (F) Lentoid, fine grained limestone with inscription F [reference to drawing labeled F on catalog card] Type II. (G) Lentoid, black diorite. (H) Lentoid, grey pebble. Type II [unclear what object this type refers to].
18725B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-AD] Weights. A mixed lot of small stone weights. 30 in all.
18778A	35-1-56	(none)	(none)	Stone weights. A-F a set of five [Actually six]. (A) pebble colored, inscribed. [drawing of weight and inscription] Type XXI. [drawing] (B) oval, grey pebble, inscribed. Weight 1015.65, ratio 2m, unit 8.46 [drawing of inscription] (C) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (D) Same shape as B, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] (E) duck weight, inscribed grey pebble. [drawing of inscription] Type VI. Weight 169.62, ratio 20s, unit 8.48 1/3 mina (F) duck weight, dark pebble, inscribed. [drawing of inscription]
18820	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight hematite. Type VI.
18873	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight hematite. Long thin date-shaped. Type III.
18874	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight Steatite. Date-shaped. Type II.
18875	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight Steatite. Date-shaped. Weight according to Baghdad 81 2/3 grammes = 1260.27 Troy grains (1 gramme = 15.432 Troy grains)
18886	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight hematite. Type VI.
18968	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight Oval. Black and white granite. Inscribed. [drawing of inscription] Type I.
19052A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Weights. Two long oval. Pebble. Type I.
20068A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone weights. Small long date shaped. Type III. Copied and placed among weight cards.
20070A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper scale-pans. A pair.
17925B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
17925C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
17925D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
17925E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
17925F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
18292B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay counters (?) (A) Disk: incised on both sides with criss-cross lines. (B) Disk: incised on one side with dotted pattern. [drawing]