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| − | The '''mna''' ''(or also '''mina''')'' is an ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] unit of weight defined as being 50 shekels. <br> The mna, like the shekel, was also a unit of currency. In ancient Greece it was equal to 100 [[Drachma|drachmae]]. | + | The '''mna''' ''(or also '''mina''')'' is an ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] unit of weight defined as being 50 shekels. <br> The mna, like the shekel, was also a unit of currency. In ancient [[Greece]] it was equal to 100 [[Drachma|drachmae]]. |
In ancient Sumerian times, a mna was a unit of weight: 1/60 talents and also 60 shekels. <br> | In ancient Sumerian times, a mna was a unit of weight: 1/60 talents and also 60 shekels. <br> | ||