Mina (unit)

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The mina (also mĕnē, Aramaic; Hebrew: ‏מָנֶה‎)[a] is an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight, which was divided into 60 shekels. The mina, like the shekel, was also a unit of currency.

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The word mina comes from the ancient Semitic root m-n-w/m-n-y 'to count',[1] Akkadian manû,[2] Hebrew מָנָה (mana), Aramaic מָנָה/מְנָא (mana/mena),[3] Syriac ܡܢܳܐ (mena),[4] Ugaritic mn (