Timeline for Were the kermata of the temple moneychangers the money of the African state Kerma?
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| Dec 31, 2022 at 21:41 | history | edited | Stephen Disraeli | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 31, 2022 at 20:21 | history | notice added | Steve can help♦ | Needs detailed answers | |
| Dec 31, 2022 at 5:26 | comment | added | Stephen Disraeli | Sorry, I should have specified that it was a Greek lexicon. The Greek noun KERMA is explained in parenthesis as coming from the Greek verb KEIRO, "to cut into bits". I can't give a link because I'm holding a printed book. If I tell you that the entry is on p345 (first column) of the 1885 edition, that probably would not help. | |
| Dec 31, 2022 at 0:45 | comment | added | grammaplow | Another issue with this answer is that it does not contradict nor confirm my hypothesis. For example ruble means "to cut" in Russian. The ruble would be also small in comparison to the road of metal it was cut from. Now the use of word "ruble" would not mean this is small (bronze) coins. Certainly not in comparison to the shekels. BTW "сечь" in Russian also mean "to cut" and sounds close to shekel. Another example could be the Taler(dollar) - probably from "teilen" cut, split in German. | |
| Dec 31, 2022 at 0:16 | comment | added | grammaplow | What language would that be from? Could you please add a link to the etymology? | |
| Dec 30, 2022 at 23:30 | history | answered | Stephen Disraeli | CC BY-SA 4.0 |