Old Assyrian silver reckoning at Kanesh
Old Assyrian silver reckoning at Kanesh: a historical unit of account.
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AO 8295 records a silver loan in mina, shekel and grain fractions, with a five-week repayment term and late interest reckoned per mina per month. This is a monetary obligation, not merely a weight inventory. [1]
The Kanesh caravan account aggregates investments and diverse expenses into a silver balance in minas and shekels; another loan specifies staged repayment of six minas. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Cécile Michel et al., Universität Hamburg research dataset · AO 8295: Old Assyrian loan contract C1374 ↗
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cuneiform tablet: caravan account, 66.245.10; The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cuneiform tablet: loan of silver, 66.245.17a C1375 ↗
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“Old Assyrian silver reckoning at Kanesh.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V26-OLD-ASSYRIAN-SILVER.html