Numerous weight units have been excavated at Ugarit, a testimony to the intense commercial activity of the city. They were made of bronze or stone and took different forms: gazelle, cow, bull, goat, lion, bird, olive fruit, globe, etc. Dimentions were small, and some weighed less than 10 grams.
Photo: ʿĀbid īsā. A Guide to the National Museum of Damascus 2006.
Catalogue du Musée National de Damas. publication de la Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées. Damas 1969.
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