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The "Shenkel" of the First Temple: An ancient weight of two shekels was discovered in Jerusalem
A filter with an Egyptian mark representing a "shekel" was discovered in a filter of the dirt coming out of the excavations at Wilson's Arch, adjacent to the Western Wall, and next to it were two lines indicating two shekels.
"The weight weighs 23 grams, and a single shekel weighs about 11.5 grams - we have an exact weight of two shekels," say the excavation managers.
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Ziv Reinstein
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 08:48
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An ancient weight of two shekels was discovered near the Western Wall (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
A two-shekel weight from 2,700 years ago (the Iron Age - the First Temple period) was discovered near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The weight, made of limestone, was recently exposed by careful screening of the soil coming out of the Antiquities Authority's excavations at Wilson's Arch, adjacent to the Western Wall.
The Authority's excavations are being conducted in collaboration with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, in preparation for training visitors to enter a new tour of the Western Wall tunnels.
The soil filtration during which the weight was found takes place as part of the filtration project of the El Ir David Association, in the Emek Tzurim National Park.
According to Dr. Barak Monikandam-Givon and Tehila Lieberman, the directors of the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority: "The weight is made in the shape of a dome with a flat base.
At the top of the weight is a sign similar to the letter A, an Egyptian sign that represents an abbreviation of the word 'shekel', and next to it two lines to indicate two shekels.
The weight weighs 23 grams, and we know from previous findings from Jerusalem that the weight of a single shekel is about 11.5 grams - then we have an exact weight of two shekels.
"Weight accuracy indicates the technological capabilities as well as the importance attached to weight accuracy in ancient Jerusalem."
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The weight was recently exposed in a filter of the dirt coming out of the Wilson Arch excavations (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
At the top of the weight is a sign similar to the letter E, which represents an abbreviation of the word 'shekel' (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
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Women and men went shopping with the weight in ancient Jerusalem
According to archaeologists, "Silver coins were not used during this period, so exact weight played a very important role in the trading system. The women and men who walked around with this weight, went shopping here in ancient Jerusalem 2,700 years ago, using it to measure and weigh the exact amounts of spices or Foods in the market. "
Monikandem-Givon and Lieberman add that "the system of weights of the shekel was used in the first temple, where they collected an annual tax of half a shekel for the benefit of the temple and sacrifices."
Precise dumbbell played a very important role in the trading system during the Iron Age (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
The weight system was used in the First Temple, where a tax of half a shekel was levied (Photo: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
The weight was apparently used in one of the Jerusalem supermarkets
The excavation at Wilson's Arch is carried out adjacent to the Western Wall, with additional stones from the Western Wall being uncovered every day, which have not been seen for 1800 years.
The re-excavation at the site continues the previous excavation at Wilson's Archive under the direction of Tehila Lieberman, Dr. Joe Uziel and Dr. Avi Salomon.
"The unique find, which is in a complex that dates to the Roman period, shows that the Western Wall area is saturated with finds from various periods, some of them very ancient," add Monikandam-Givon and Lieberman.
"One can easily imagine the area of the Temple Mount crowded during the holidays and pilgrimage. Beyond the needs of the Temple purchased by the immigrants: sacrifices, offerings, etc., they also purchased food, basic supplies and souvenirs from the trip to the Temple in Jerusalem. "In one of the Jerusalem supermarkets in the days of the First Temple, using a video that the peddler provides the buyer with a fair return. Although, exceptionally, this year the Western Wall area was not crowded during the holiday, but this stone weight is a reminder that already in the days of the Temple , Say researchers.
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation said: "How exciting it is to find in the month of Tishrei, whose symbol is the Libra of Justice, a souvenir from the days of the First Temple. , And encourages us all. "
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