Babylonian Tablet Mentioning Coin Payments

Server Costs Fundraiser 2023

Running a website with millions of readers every month is expensive. Not only do we pay for our servers, but also for related services such as our content delivery network, Google Workspace, email, and much more. We would much rather spend this money on producing more free history content for the world. Thank you for your help!
$10203 / $21000

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on 13 October 2016
Babylonian Tablet Mentioning Coin Payments Download Full Size Image

This tablet records the exact coins required for transaction in Babylon. Because coins could circulate for many years, freshly minted coins were less worn and had a better silver weight. The tablet specifies the "staters of Seleucus with the elephant", suggesting that these are the type of coins needed for the payment. Examples of these coins can be seen here:

http://www.ancient.eu/image/5872/
http://www.ancient.eu/image/5871/

From Babylon, about 312-261 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

Remove Ads

Advertisement

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 13). Babylonian Tablet Mentioning Coin Payments. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5869/babylonian-tablet-mentioning-coin-payments/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Babylonian Tablet Mentioning Coin Payments." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5869/babylonian-tablet-mentioning-coin-payments/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Babylonian Tablet Mentioning Coin Payments." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2016. Web. 25 Mar 2023.

Membership