The weight measurement units were represented in the Mycenaean texts by specific symbols. The largest unit was represented by the balance. The ingot of the Classic period which was also considered as a balance corresponds to the Mycenaean balance. The basic unit was divided in thirty smaller ones. The second largest subdivision was divided in fourths and each fourth into twelves. There was also a smaller unit which was used for weighing the saffron crocus and an even smaller one for gold.

Apart from the Linear B symbols, there is also a small group of archaeological objects, the ingots and the weights. The ingots are flat bronze fusiform plaques which weigh about 29 kilograms. The weight of the ingots, which was stable in order to serve the trade of this metal, is considered to correspond to the basic weight unit. The Mycenaean weights are round lead plaques of different sizes. Some bore impressed circles and dots representing their weight. The weight of the ingots today does not always correspond to their primary weight since these finds may have been altered by wear and tear.

The weight of the weights presents small differences in the various regions of the Aegean. Comparing the weight of the Minoan and Mycenaean weights, specialists conclude that the Mycenaeans had chosen one of the existing variations of the Minoan system maintaining the basic unit identical and slightly modifying its subdivisions.

The fine gold balance which had been deposited as a grave good in a Mycenaean grave is an early Mycenaean find associated with weight measurement. The two fine scales could weight materials of just a few grams. Despite its ritual and perhaps symbolic character, this find reveals that accuracy in the weighing of precious materials was very important for the Mycenaeans.