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Brugsch, Heinrich
Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments — London, 1891

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EGYPTIAN WEIGHTS AND PEICES

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LIST OP VALUES AND PRICES, ABOUT b.c. 1000.

1 Ten = 10 Ket.

1 Ket = 9-0959 grammes = 154 grains nearly (or §- oz. Troy).

1 Ten =90-959 „ = 1537 grains (above \ lb. Troy).

Table of the Estimated Value of Ancient Egyptian Uncoined Silver
and Copper Money. Ratio of silver to copper, 1 : 80.

Egyptian Weights

Weiglit in Grammes

I Silver

(1 Mark = 1 Shilling)

Copper





JIark

Pfennige

JIark

Pfennige

iKet

2 ))

3-0319



53^

.—

3

4-5479



80



l

2

3 >!

6-0638

1





i*

1 „

9-0959

1

60



2

2

18-1918

3

20



4

3 „

27-2877

4

80



6

4 „

36-3836

6

40



8

5 „

45-4795

8





10

6 „

54-5754

9

60



12

7 „

63-6713

11

20



14

8 „

72-7672

12

80



16

9 „

81-8631

14

40



18

1 Ten

90-959

16





20

2

35

181-918

32





40

3 „

272-877

48





60

4 „

363-836

64





80

5 »

454-795

80



1



6 „

636-713

96



1

20

7 „

727-672

112



1

40

8 „

818-631

128



1

60

By the help of this Table the reader will find it easy to form
a correct idea of the values and prices in the following List.

The Ket of Silver corresponds to the Greek Didrachmon or
Stater, and the Ket of Copper to the Chalcus (= £th of the Obolus).
Accordingly the Copts translate the Greek didrachmon by Kiti or
Kite.

1 Slave cost 3 Ten, 1 Ket, silver.

1 Ox „ 1 Ket, silver (= 8 Ten, copper).

1 Goat cost 2 Ten, copper.

1 Pair of Fowls (Geese ?) cost i Ten, copper.
 
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