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)
7825 (none) (none) (none) Inscribed duck weight Diorite. A crescent. of Dungi; weight 5 mana. B Type VI. HC.37.
7922 (none) (none) (none) Weight Lentoid. hematite. Type II.
8466A (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 weights, [A-D] 4 hematite, [E] 1 silver lentoid. hematite - 1 lentoid, 1 conoid, 1 ovoid, 1 roughly cylindrical, slightly bigger at base than at top. weights: Types I, II, III, IV.
8466B (none) (none) B17615 [A-E] 5 weights, [A-D] 4 hematite, [E] 1 silver lentoid. hematite - 1 lentoid, 1 conoid, 1 ovoid, 1 roughly cylindrical, slightly bigger at base than at top. weights: Types I, II, III, IV.
8466C (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 weights, [A-D] 4 hematite, [E] 1 silver lentoid. hematite - 1 lentoid, 1 conoid, 1 ovoid, 1 roughly cylindrical, slightly bigger at base than at top. weights: Types I, II, III, IV.
8466E (none) (none) B17613 [A-E] 5 weights, [A-D] 4 hematite, [E] 1 silver lentoid. hematite - 1 lentoid, 1 conoid, 1 ovoid, 1 roughly cylindrical, slightly bigger at base than at top. weights: Types I, II, III, IV.
8467 (none) (none) (none) Copper ring and bar A flattened bar of copper with a loop at the top by which it is attached to a copper ring [drawing]
8802 (none) (none) (none) Loom weight? Clay ring apparently containing sign: nigin. B. Type IX.
9140A (none) (none) B17097 Whetstones. Two A:B large & heavy of grey stone. one [A] pierced at the top for suspension.
9538A (none) (none) B16911A 3 Haematite Weights [A-C] Lentoid shaped. Probably goldsmiths weights Type II Published in Vol. II The Royal Cemetery
11508 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight carnelian. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
12712A (none) (none) (none) [A-G] 7 hematite weights. [A-B] 2 pebble one of reddish hematite. [C] 1 bell shaped (Type XIII), also [D] ovoid (Type I), [E] conoid (Type IV), [F] hemispherical (Type XIV), [G] lentoid (Type II).
13059 30-12-524 (none) (none) Hematite weight. Flat on one side, convex on the other. Type ? XIV.
13504 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Hematite. Plain, without head. Black. Type VI.
13517 31-16-509 (none) (none) Hematite weight. Lentoid. Type II.
13518 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Hematite. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
13723 31-16-505 (none) (none) Weight of grey stone. Lentoid, with flattened base. [drawing 1:1] Type II
14003A 92-4-249A (none) (none) [A-Q] 17 pebbles. Weights(?)
15041 30-12-523 (none) (none) Weight Diorite? (elongated date stone) inscribed: 1 shekel. Type III.
15582 31-16-473 (none) (none) Hematite (?) Lump. Found by the head of the body in a TO grave.
15710 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight miniature. Hematite. [drawing 1:1]
16229B 31-43-123 (none) (none) Weight 16.6 GRS. Pebble. Black. Slightly chipped. 2 sheqels. (Nominal weight 16.832 grs.). [drawing] Type V
16229C 31-43-103 (none) (none) Weight 5.76 GRS. Schist(?) ovoid. Black. 1 double minette (nominal weight 5.611 grs.) Type 1
16229F 31-43-96 (none) (none) Weight 1.44 GRS. Haematite. Long ovoid. Black. 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type III
16229G 31-43-107 (none) (none) Weight 0.832 GRS. Slate(?) Oblong (Surfaces slightly convex). Brown. 1/10 sheqel (nominal weight 0.8416 grs.) Type VII

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