Ancient Weights and Measures

W M Flinders Petrie

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Casemate Publishers
01 June 2023

Facsimile of volume of detailed catalogs prepared by Flinders Petrie of ancient weights and measures based on examination of over 4000 Egyptian weights within his collections.

Eight standards have been identified and are described. The text discusses forms, multiples and fractions of standard weights, materials, and evidence for the adoption of different standards. A much smaller collection of steelyards, measures of capacity, lineal measures, and balances is also described and illustrated.

AUTHOR: Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (18531942) was a pioneer in the field of 'modern' archaeology. He introduced the stratigraphical approach in his Egyptian campaigns that underpins modern excavation techniques, explored scientific approaches to analysis and developed detailed typological studies of artefact classification and recording, which allowed for the stratigraphic dating of archaeological layers. He excavated and surveyed over 30 sites in Egypt, including Giza, Luxor, Amarna and Tell Nebesheh.

By: W M Flinders Petrie
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 6
Dimensions: Height: 296mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9798888570104
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction 1. The forms of weights 2. Multiples and fractions 3. System of the catalogue 4. The Daric or ’Babylonian’ 5. The stater or ‘Attic’ 6. The Qedet or ’Egyptian’ 7. The Necef 8. The Khoirine or ‘Persian’ 9. The Beqa or ‘Aeginetan’ 10. The Sela or ‘Phoenician’ 11. The weights of Gezer 12. The metal weights 13. The Indo-Chinese-Etruscan system 14. The steelyards 15. Measures of capacity 16. Lineal measures 17. The balances 18. Other collections of weights 19. The dials and drawings Appendices Plates

Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) was a pioneer in the field of ‘modern’ archaeology. He introduced the stratigraphical approach in his Egyptian campaigns that underpins modern excavation techniques, explored scientific approaches to analysis and developed detailed typological studies of artefact classification and recording, which allowed for the stratigraphic dating of archaeological layers. He excavated and surveyed over 30 sites in Egypt, including Giza, Luxor, Amarna and Tell Nebesheh.

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Ancient Weights and Measures

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