Trade between Egypt and Western Asia
New Metrological Evidence (On E.W. Castle in Jesho XXXV)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9085394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Heltzer (University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 318-321 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4995 • E-ISSN: 1568-5209 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852094x00163 |
| OpenAlex | W2087465348, W4240859696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
TRADE BETWEEN EGYPT AND WESTERN ASIA: NEW METROLOGICAL EVIDENCE (ON E.W. CASTLE IN JESHO XXXV) BY M. HELTZER (University of Haifa) The recent article of E.W. Castle raises some questions about metrological coincidences between Egypt and the Levantine coast, particu- larly Ugarit. As Castle shows'), there existed in Egypt at the time of the XVIII-XXth dynasties a unit of value (sniw), which is the equivalent of 1/12 of a deben 2). As Cerny points out, it was originally a metal piece 3) of a certain form. It is important to mention, as Cerny and Janssen note, that the prices of
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Asian studies · China · Ethnology · Geography · Humanities · Metrology · Value (mathematics) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mathematics
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2017 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |