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A shekel or sheqel (Akkadian: 𒅆𒅗𒇻, romanized: šiqlu, siqlu; Ugaritic: 𐎘𐎖𐎍, romanized: ṯiql, Hebrew: שקל, romanized: šeqel, plural Hebrew: שקלים, romanized: šəqālim, Phoenician: 𐤔𐤒𐤋) is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight of a value that varied over time and by issuing authority. It was also used in ancient…
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| thiqāl | instance of | in words | 0.80 | text |
| grams | instance of | used as other units | 0.80 | text |
| troy ounces for trading before the advent of coins | instance of | used as other units | 0.80 | text |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | The Punic | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | Carthaginian | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | It | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | Sicily | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | BC | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | Carthage's | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | Punic Wars | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | The | 0.60 | section |
| Shekel | related to Carthage | Carthaginian Empire's | 0.60 | section |
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