著者

堀 晄

出版者

一般社団法人 日本オリエント学会

雑誌

オリエント (ISSN:00305219)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.50, no.1, pp.20-32, 2007-09-30 (Released:2010-03-12)

参考文献数

14

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The auther investigated the ancient balance-weights from Central Asia and it was comfirmed that the Central Asian weight system was the oldest in the world. It is thought that the development of the system must be related to the trade of gold, silver amd lapis lazuli. The auther points out that Altyndepe in south Turkmenistan should be the ancient kingdom of Aratta described in the Sumerian legend.