The standard weight (about 91 grams, usually of copper) by which goods were valued and exchanged in Egypt's moneyless economy; for finer reckoning it divided into ten kite.
How the deben economy worked
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The standard weight (about 91 grams, usually of copper) by which goods were valued and exchanged in Egypt's moneyless economy; for finer reckoning it divided into ten kite.
How the deben economy worked
← Back to the Amarna World glossary
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