Sus (coin)
The Sus ( pl.Susim ; Hebrew זוז) was a currency in ancient Israel. Four Susim were one shekel .
One Sus corresponded to the “just daily wage”, 200 Susim according to the Mishnah the “just bride price” as a morning gift for a free Jewish woman, 100 Susim for a free non-Jewish woman or a Jewish slave that the man already owns and 1 Sus for one Canaanite slave girl. The price is to be handed over to the woman in the event of a divorce - as is the license for a slave. The arrangement with the Susim - although part of the Halacha - has at best historical significance.
Historical Sus coins were created during the Bar Kochba uprising (132–135 AD) by overminting Roman denarius coins.
"Zwei Susim" appear at the beginning of the lyrics of Chad gadja ( Hebrew חד גדיא), which is traditionally sung on Seder evening at the end of the Haggadah .
The Sus or Susi coins as a designation for money are mentioned in several sections of the Babylonian Talmud .
- Coin value
A sus (Rebi Schelkel, silver denar) corresponded to the weight of 80 barley grains around 4 grams.
Individual evidence
- ↑ August Wünsche: The Babylonian Talmud in its Haggadic components. (German translation) Otto Schulze, Leipzig 1887, OCLC 604804290 .
- ↑ Pharmacy among the Hebrews . (PDF; 264 kB) digisrv-1.biblio.etc.tu-bs.de, p. 116.