This category includes all weights that are used on scale pans in the process of weighing. 

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
17757 (none) (none) (none) Weight. Hematite. Marked with a cross. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
17765 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Diorite. Markings on back. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
17775 (none) (none) (none) Weight. Diorite. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
17776 (none) (none) (none) Weight. Hematite. Type? II. [drawing 1:1]
17777 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Diorite. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
17784A 32-40-132 (none) (none) Weights [A-G]. Heamitite [sic]. a set of 7 date shaped haematite weights. [drawing] Types II, III
17786 32-40-129 (none) (none) Weight. Heamitite [sic]. With inscription [drawing 1:1] type I
17791A 32-40-130 (none) (none) Weights [A-C]. Heamitite [sic] [drawing 1:1] Type II
17836 (none) (none) (none) Object. Of white calcite. Shaped like a cow-bell with two rings for suspension: in the holes were traces of what seemed to be reed or fiber
17897 (none) (none) (none) Copper weight (?) Metal rod round in section and tapering slightly at the ends. Type III (?)
17925A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] Weights. Types II, VIII, XVIII [drawing 1:1]
17980 32-40-128 (none) (none) Weight. Haemitite. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
18259 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Shell. Type VI.
18344 (none) (none) (none) Weight (?) of green stone. Circular, with straight vertical sides and flattened conical tip. ? Like this [drawing]. Type XX.
18456 (none) (none) (none) Duck-weight. Grey pebble. Type VI.
18584 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Hematite.
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.

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