= 1300 grains of silver = 130 grains of gold, taking gold to silver as 10:1, which at an early period was probably the regular ratio in parts of Asia Minor. The result thus reached gives us once more the Homeric ox-unit as the value of the Hebrew ox. It is certain that it cannot have been higher, although we cannot show that it may not have been less. The cow is estimated in the Commentary on Vendîdâd, Fargard, IV. 1-2 at 12 _stirs_ or _istirs_. Our task must be now to find out the weight of this _istir_. _Istir_ or _stir_ is identified with Greek στατήρ (as _dirham_ is with Greek δραχμή). The Pahlavi Texts, translated by Dr West, naturally afford us the readiest means of discovering our object[207]. THE VALUE OF A COW I II III IV V VI ----------+----------+---------+----------+------------+--------+------- Sins or | Shayast | XI. 1 | XVI. 1-3 | XVI. 5 |Spiegel |Spiegel equivalent| I. 1 | | | |Rivaya |Rivaya good works| | | | | | ----------+----------+---------+----------+------------+--------+------- Srôshô- | |1 dirham | |3 coins and | | Karanam | | 2 mads | | a half | | | | | | | | Farmån |weight of |3 dirhams|3 coins of|a Farmant is|7 stirs |8 stirs | 4 stirs | of 4 | 5 annas | a Srôshô- | | | and each | mads |some say, | Karanâm | | | stir has | | 3 coins | | | | 4 dirhams| | | | | | | | | | | Agerept |1 dirham |33 stirs |53 dirhams|16 stirs |12 stirs| | | | | | | Avôirîst |1 dirham |the |73 dirhams|25 stirs |15 stirs| | | weight | | | | | | of 33 | | | | | | dirhams | | | | | | | | | | Aredûs |30 stirs |30 stirs |30 stirs |30 stirs | | | | | | | | Khôr |60 stirs |60 stirs | |60 stirs | | | | | | | | Bâzâî |90 stirs |90 stirs | |90 stirs | | | | | | | | Yât |180 stirs |180 stirs| |180 stirs | | | | | | | | Tanâpûhar |300 stirs |300 stirs| |300 stirs | |