Trilingual Standard of Darius the Great BC521-485
- Made:
- 521-485 BCE in London
- maker:
- British Museum
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Trilingual Standard of Darius the Great BC521-485. Set of a black stone weight with an inscription in three languages. (1) Old Persian, (2) late Elamite, (3) Babylonian. Actual weight 2,573 grains (troy). 166.725 grams. No.91117 in B.M.
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1933-83
- credit:
- British Museum Trustees (Dept. of Egyptian & Assyrian Antiquities)
