Historical Units

Talento

Definição

O talento era uma unidade de peso e moeda no mundo antigo, variando de aproximadamente 26 kg no uso hebraico a 60 kg no padrão ático (ateniense).

Explicação

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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