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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Field Number 2N 717
Material granite
Location Philadelphia
Weight (g) 25.4
Length (cm) 4.0
Width (cm) 2.0
Weight Type sphendonoid
Detail round ends, no base
Units (inferred) 3.0
Unit Weight (inferred) 8.47
Condition small chip
Level IV
Locus 197
Period UR III levels
Card data weight; TB 197, Level IV on floor. Ur III, Breccia. Long; circular in section. 4x2
New Description polished black and white granite sphendonoid, no flattening. Ends very rounded, some pecking at ends and one small chip at side. Three shallow vertical marks central, very difficult to see due to mottling of stone and the number D-681 written over them.
Comments 2N-717, D-681
Photo 51-6-234.JPG
Not weight? False
Inscribed? True
Broken? False
Weighed by Hafford
Precision? True
British Museum object type measuring weight
Suggested Citation

William B. Hafford. (2013) "Cat # 51-6-234 from Asia/Iraq/Nippur/Area TB". In Balance Pan Weights from Nippur. William B. Hafford (Ed). Released: 2013-10-08. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/978cd228-8256-40dc-89d3-0b9a1ac73765> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x92jr1t

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