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As with many ancient units, the shekel had a variety of values depending on the era, government and region; weights between 7 and 17 grams and values of 11, 14, and 17 grams are common. A two-shekel weight recently recovered near the temple area in
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into the Temple treasury, for the upkeep and maintenance of the Temple precincts, as also used in purchasing public animal offerings. This practice not only applied to Jews living in the
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Temple weighs 23 grams, giving a weight of 11.5 grams per shekel in Israel during the monarchy. When used to pay labourers, recorded wages in the ancient world range widely. The
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The earliest shekels were a unit of weight, used as other units such as grams and troy ounces for trading before the advent of coins. The shekel was common among western
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was typically around 7.2 grams in silver and 7.5 grams in gold (suggesting an exchange rate of 12:1). It was apparently first developed in
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and defined as weighed, shares a common root with the word shekel and may even additionally attest to its original usage as a weight.
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The term "shekel" has been used for a unit of weight, around 9.6 or 9.8 grams (0.31 or 0.32 ozt), used in
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Iudaicus. Histoire d’une téléologie."
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Shekel from the First Jewish–Roman War with the legend לגאלת ציון, "To the redemption of Zion", in
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This article is about the ancient currency. For the present currency of the State of Israel, see
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with its image of a foreign god which had previously been minted to pay the temple tax.
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used the shekel, although proper coinage developed very late.
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Grierson (ed.).
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Coins were used and may have been invented by the early
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Measures".
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1159:"Iron Age Weight Found near Temple Mount"
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999:Ialongo, Nicola; Lago, Giancarlo (2021).
911:Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement
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1370:. London: Tyndale Press. pp. 87–89.
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