You are hereHomeBARMay/June 1989Does the Bible Exaggerate King Solomon’s Golden Wealth?Where Did Solomon’s Gold Go? The deben weight in the New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.) and later has been computed at about 91 grams, from weighing extant examples. (See Sir A. H. Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar [Oxford, 1950], ss. 266:4). Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.
