ocr: Weight and Money The 'deben" was the basic unit for measurement of weight. A deben weighs about 3.2 ounces (or 91 grams). Smaller measurements, such as doses of medicine, were explained in terms of a number of wheat grains or carob tree seeds. Scales were made of two pans balanced against each other. Standard scale weights (made in rings or in the shape of animals) were placed on one pan, and the object being weighed was placed on the other. See Also: Ancient Egyptians did not use money. Doctor Instead, a person traded what they had Mathematics for what they wanted. A pot might be Merchant tra ...
