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TitleKing Mosiah's Monetary System
Publication TypeChart
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsWelch, John W., and Greg Welch
Number8-110
PublisherFoundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
CityProvo, UT
KeywordsMonetary System; Nephite; Weights and Measures
Abstract

King Mosiah's system of weights and measures established equivalencies between amounts of silver, gold, and grains. This chart compares the precious metals with their grain equivalents, as described in Alma 11. These measurements for the most part increase exponentially, much like the ancient Egyptian system of measurement (see chart 113). In King Mosiah's system, the limnah or onti, worth "the value of . . . all" measurements (Alma 11:10), was worth the sum of the gold senine, seon, and shum or the silver senum, amnor, and ezrom.

URLhttps://byustudies.byu.edu/charts/8-110-king-mosiahs-monetary-system

Scripture Reference

Alma 11:1-19