Five cubical weights, possibly all made of chert; find nos. noted: AB 16, B 588, AB 101.

From mound AB, and Vats noted that most were found from extensions of Pit I and II (Vats 1940, Vol. 1, p. 361).

Vats described the shape as cuboid, and noted: “Weights of this shape were most popular and easily predominate over those of all other types taken together. The smallest Harappa weight of this type (N. 10433) is exactly the same dimensions as at Mohenjodaro weight Dk140 which measures 0.3 by 0.3 by 0.25 in. but the largest weight, (No. 635) here measures 4.3 by 4.3 by 3.2 in. as against that of Mohenjodaro which measures 6.8 by 6.0 by 3.8 in. These weights are mostly made of chert. Among them there is not a single true cube, though it may be observed that in a very majority of cases the top and bottom are perfect squares. … they were first roughly chipped into shape and then ground and polished. … Most of the chert weights are beautifully banded or mottled; those of granite are mottled grey and black.” (Vats 1940, p. 361).

Vats, M.S. 1940. ‘Household Objects, Tools and Implements’, M.S. Vats (ed.) Excavations at Harappa: Being an Account of Archaeological Excavations at Harappa Carried out Between the years 1920-21 and 1933-34, pp. 357–377.

NOTE: Sahni mentions no finds of weights in ARASI 1924-25, although he mentions the finds of a weighing scale, albeit of a jewelers’, from Mound F, in the area of parallel walls.

See Vats 1940, Vol. II, Pl for CXVIII 1 to 31 for the different kinds of weights noted at Harappa. See also, J. H. Marshall’s (ed.) Mohenjodaro and the Indus Civilization (1931) for descriptions of such cuboid weights.