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gmass · International · Modern
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mass · Ancient Egypt · Ancient
Egyptian deben (New Kingdom standard)
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Variant of deben
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- M519
- Definition quality
- Historically reconstructed
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
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- Approximately calculable
Definition
One Egyptian deben (New Kingdom standard) is understood to be about 0.091 kilograms.
Reference value
One Egyptian deben (New Kingdom standard) is understood to be about 0.091 kilograms.
Modern use
Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.
Did you know?
A New Kingdom bull's-head weight marked '2 deben' should be about 182 g; The Met's actual object weighs about 181.4 g—a rare chance to compare an ancient label with the surviving artefact itself.
Sources & evidence
Source tier Tier A — government / museum / authoritative institutional source · confidence Moderate
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