Tag Archive for: Weights

Nicole Perez with her find

Find of the Month: How Much Does it Weight? – Nicolle Perez

Possible First Temple scale weight found on Temple Mount

Tag Archive for: Weights

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Half of a Limestone Maneh Weight (late 4th cent. BCE – 70 CE)

Half of a flat cylindrical limestone weight. Second Temple Period. Based on the weight and size of the object, the complete weight would’ve had a weight similar to Maneh weights found in the vicinity of the Old City. The sifting has also unearthed disc-shaped lead weights, weighing ⅛ maneh belonging to the Hellenistic Period (3rd-2nd cent. BCE).
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Judaean 4 Gera Weight (10th-6th cent. BCE)

A Judean 4 Gera (⅙ Shekel) weight from the First Temple Period. Limestone etched with four parallel lines. The complete stone weighs 2.48 grams, about 15% heavier than comparable Judean weights.
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Judean 4 Shekel Weight (8th-6th Cent. BCE)

A Judean 4 Shekel weight. Limestone with a lead insert. Late 8th – Early 6th century BCE, 1st Temple Period. The lead insert is clearly visible, indicating it was probably used to fix an underweight stone, rather than for creating an overweight counterfeit. The stone is dome- shaped and marked on one side with four lines, an unusal way to denote its weight, as most weighing stones of the time were marked with Egyptian hieratic numerals.