An official system of weights and measures was established[citation needed] in the ancient Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty (550-350 BCE).
The shekel and mina ("profane" or "sacred") were units of both weight and volume.
The talent was a measure of weight used for large amounts of coinage.
The shekel and mina ("profane" or "sacred") were units of both weight and volume.
Seven Babylonian talents equalled ten Attic talents, according to a list of the revenues of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II of Persia) recorded in Herodotus.