Question

What did the ancient Egyptians use to measure an item’s value?

debens
gold
cattle
papyrus

Answer 1

The ancient Egyptians primarily used "debens" as a form of measurement for an item's value. A deben was a standard unit of weight that was used to trade goods, and it was often associated with a specific weight of silver or gold. While gold, cattle, and papyrus also held value in ancient Egyptian society, debens specifically served as a unit of account for measuring value in trade.