๐’ˆ ๐’ˆพ

Sumerian

Etymology

Compare Latin mina, Ancient Greek ฮผฮฝแพถ (mnรข), Hebrew โงืžึธื ึถื”โฉ (mฤnรฉh). Possibly borrowed from Akkadian ๐’ˆ ๐’‰ก๐’Œ‘ (manรป).[1]

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๐’ˆ ๐’ˆพ

Noun

๐’ˆ ๐’ˆพ โ€ข (ma-na /mana/)

  1. mina, a Sumerian unit of weight, weighing about 500ยฑ40 grams.
    • Code of Ur-Nammu:
      ๐’‹—๐’ƒป๐’Œ‰๐’‡ฒ๐’‰๐’‡ฝ๐’ฎ๐’Šฉ๐’‘๐’ฎ๐’€€๐’‰Œ๐’…”๐’•๐’•๐’น ๐’ˆ ๐’ˆพ ๐’†ฌ๐’Œ“๐’…๐’‡ฒ๐’‚Š
      tukum-bi lรบ dam nitadam-a-ni in-da-da 1 ma-na kรน babbar ib-lรก-e.
      If a man wants to leave a wife, his head wife, he will / should pay 1 ma-na silver.

Usage notes

1 mana = 60 ๐’‚† (ginโ‚‚ /โ gigฬƒโ /, โ€œshekelโ€). In the Neo-Assyrian Empire (1st millennium BC) was doubled, or about 1 kg.

References
  1. MA Powell: Dimensions and weights - Real Lexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology Volume 8 - pg 510, 515 - ISBN=978-3-11-014809-1. "Probably a loanword from Akkadian"
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