Historical Units

Talento

Definición

El talento era una unidad de peso y moneda en el mundo antiguo, que variaba desde aproximadamente 26 kg en el uso hebreo hasta 60 kg en el patrón ático (ateniense).

Explicación

Divided into 60 minas or 3,600 shekels in Mesopotamian systems, the talent was used to weigh metals — particularly gold, silver, and copper. In the New Testament parable of the talents, one talent of silver represented roughly 20 years of wages for a laborer. The English word 'talent' (meaning skill or gift) derives directly from this unit via the parable.

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