Weights & Measures

Alma 11 - the boring explination of the Nephite money -

Now these are the names of the different pieces of their gold, and of their silver, according to their value... Now the reckoning is thus—

a senine of gold,
a seon of gold,
a shum of gold,
and a limnah of gold.

These are still being used in the markets of Guatemala - all the vendors have them

Now the amount of a seon of gold was twice the value of a senine. And a shum of gold was twice the value of a seon. And a limnah of gold was the value of them all. And an amnor of silver was as great as two senums. And an ezrom of silver was as great as four senums.

Side note, the Hebrew SHEKEL is also by weight

Shekel or sheqel (Akkadian: 𒅆𒅗𒇻, romanized: šiqlu, siqlu; Hebrew: שקל, romanized: šeqel, plural Hebrew: שקלים, romanized: šəqālim, Phoenician: 𐤔𐤒𐤋) is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency

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