šiqlu (English spelling) siqlu

Japanese: šiqlu(英語表記)siqlu
šiqlu (English spelling) siqlu

…Of these metals, silver was the first to show the characteristics of a standard currency. In ancient times, one gur (about 252.6 liters) of barley was considered to correspond to one siql (about 8.4 g) of silver, and silver served as the standard of equivalence. The Eshnunna Code (19th century BC) contains a standard price list listing the amounts of various goods that are equivalent to one silver siql. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "šiqlu" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…これらの金属のなかで,早くから本位貨幣の性格を示していたのが銀であった。古くは大麦1グルgur(約252.6l)が銀1シクルšiqlu(約8.4g)に対応するとされ,銀が等価基準の役割を果たした。エシュヌンナ法典(前19世紀)は,銀1シクルに相当する諸種の品物の量を列記した標準価格表を掲げている。…

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