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Why does the text of Pitom Ketores tell me that one maneh was used per day plus 3 on Yom Kippur when the total weight was more than 368 maneh?

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Please help with my understanding of the ketores. I must be making an elementary mistake.

The recitation of the formulation of the incense here and in my siddur explains that

שְׁלשׁמֵאוֹתוְשִׁשִּׁיםוַחֲמִשָּׁהכְּמִנְיַןיְמוֹתהַחַמָּה, מָנֶהבְּכֹליוֹם, מַחֲצִיתוֹבָּבוֹקֶרוּמַחֲצִיתוֹבָּעֶרֶב, וּשְׁלשָׁהמָנִיםיְתֵרִים, שֶׁמֵּהֶםמַכְנִיסכֹּהֵןגָּדוֹלמְלֹאחָפְנָיובְּיוֹםהַכִּפּוּרִים

“there were 368 maneh in it.” One maneh was used each day, half in the morning and half in the afternoon. Three maneh were for Yom Kippur. This was made up of 11 spices:

(א) הַצֳּרִי

(ב) וְהַצִּפֹּרֶן

(ג) הַחֶלְבְּנָה

(ד) וְהַלְּבוֹנָה, מִשְׁקַלשִׁבְעִיםשִׁבְעִיםמָנֶה,making 280 maneh

(ה) מוֹר

(ו) וּקְצִיעָה

(ז) שִׁבֹּלֶתנֵרְדְּ

(ח) וְכַרְכֹּם, מִשְׁקַלשִׁשָּׁהעָשָׂרשִׁשָּׁהעָשָׂרמָנֶה,

64 maneh making a total of 344

(ט) הַקֹּשְׁטְשְׁנֵיםעָשָׂר,

total 356

(י) וְקִלּוּפָהשְׁלשָׁה,

total 359

(יא) וְקִנָּמוֹןתִּשְׁעָה.

Total 368 maneh.

In addition there were

בֹּרִיתכַּרְשִׁינָהתִּשְׁעָהקַבִּין,

9 kav

יֵיןקַפְרִיסִיןסְאִיןתְּלָת

3 seah

מֶלַחסְדוֹמִיתרוֹבַע,

¼ kav of Sodom salt

מַעֲלֶהעָשָׁן, כָּלשֶׁהוּא.

There were 368 maneh of spices and then the additional amounts mentioned in the second paragraph.

It seems that the total weight was more than 368 maneh. So why does the text tell me that one maneh was used per day, 3 on Yom Kippur as if that accounts for it all?


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