…Silver was measured in the form of grains, bars, and rings, sometimes stamped. In addition to the sikr, other units of weight were the manu (60 sikr) and the biltu (60 manu). In an inscription, the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 704-681 BC) spoke of minting bronze half-sikr coins, and during the Persian Empire, gold and silver coins were issued, as described below. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "biltu" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…銀は粒銀,延べ棒,環の形をして秤量され,ときにはそれに刻印がなされた。重量単位はシクルのほかにマヌmanu(60シクル),ビルトゥbiltu(60マヌ)があった。アッシリア帝国の王センナヘリブ(在位前704‐前681)は碑文のなかで半シクル青銅貨幣の鋳造を語っており,ペルシア帝国時代には後述のように金貨と銀貨が発行された。… ※「biltu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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