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title: Achaemenid Lion Weight
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4829/achaemenid-lion-weight/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Achaemenid Lion Weight

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Achaemenid Lion Weight](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4829.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4829.jpg)

## Image Caption

One side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with "correct according to the stater of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/)". This probably refers to the use of a weight standard based on the silver coins known as staters. This object weighs just over 31 kg, which broadly corresponds to a Babylonian talent of about 30 kg and the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) equivalent of 29-30 kg. From Abydus, near [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/), [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). [Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) Period, Mid-6th to 4th centuries BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 06). Achaemenid Lion Weight. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4829/achaemenid-lion-weight/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

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