Old weights and measures (Persia)
The ancient Persian units of measurement are based on the Mesopotamian system .
Persia
Parasang (also Farsang and Frasang ) was used for land surveying. This unity reappears in the Persian system.
Old Persian measures of length
| Persian | meaning | Dimensional chain | metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| aiwas | finger | 1 aiwas = 1 ⁄ 16 zereth | approx. 2 cm |
| pank'a aiwas, dva | Hand width, without thumb | 4 aiwas = 1 ⁄ 4 zereth | approx. 8 cm |
| zereth, trayas | foot | 16 aiwas | approx. 32 cm |
| arsani | Cubit | 32 aiwas = 2 zereth | approx. 64 cm |
| daca trayas | floor | 12 zereth = 6 arsani | approx. 3.84 m |
| daca (k) swacsh, chebel | 80 zereth = 40 arsani | approx. 25.6 m | |
| ghalva | Forerunner of the Greek and Egypt. Stadium | 9 chebel = 360 arsani | approx. 230 m |
| parasang | Farsang, riding lesson | 250 chebel = 10,000 arsani | approx 6.4 km |
| in the middle of the 19th century | approx. 6.23 km | ||
| today in Iran and Turkey | 10 km | ||
| schoinos | Root gr. And egypt. units | 30 ghalva = 10,800 arsani | approx. 6.9 km |
| mansion, stathmos | 4 parsang = 1000 chebel | approx. 25.6 km |
volume
| unit | Dimensional chain | metric |
|---|---|---|
| Sextario | 1 sextario = 1 ⁄ 4 chenisa | ≈ 0.32619 liters |
| Chenica | 4 Sextario (possibly based on the Greek cheonix ) | ≈ 1.30476 liters |
| Capichas | 8 sextario = 2 chenica | ≈ 2.60952 liters |
| Sabbitha | 22 sextario = 5 1 ⁄ 2 chenica | ≈ 7.17618 liters |
| Colluthun | 25 sextario = 6 1 ⁄ 4 chenica | ≈ 8.15475 liters |
| Legana | 120 sextario = 30 chenica | ≈ 39.1428 liters |
| Artaba | 200 sextario = 50 chenica | ≈ 65.238 liters |
Dimensions
| unit | Dimensional chain | metric |
|---|---|---|
| Cyanthos | 1 ⁄ 24 chenisa | ≈ 34 g |
| Oxybaphone | 1 ⁄ 16 chenisa | ≈ 51 g |
| 1 cotyle | 1 ⁄ 4 chenisa | ≈ 204 g |
| 1 sixth | 1 ⁄ 2 chenisa | ≈ 408 g |
| Chenica | ≈ 816 g | |
| Maris | 2 Chenisa | ≈ 1.632 kg |
| Chous | 3 Chenisa | ≈ 2.448 kg |
| Hemiectosis | 4 Chenisa | ≈ 3.264 kg |
| Hectos, Modius | 8 Chenisa | ≈ 6.528 kg |
| Meters | 36 Chenisa | ≈ 29.376 kg |
| Medimnos | 48 Chenisa | ≈ 39.168 kg |
| Charvar | 360 chenisa = 10 meters | ≈ 293.76 kg |
| Shiraz | 720 Chenisa = 2 Charvar | ≈ 587.52 kg |
Old Persian weights
Karschâ = 83.30 grams = 10 dariks (gold coins)
Middle Persian dimensions
In the Middle Persian period (pahlavi) the measures of length were designated as follows:
| Middle Persian | meaning | Dimensional chain | metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Angust | finger | 1 Angust | approx. 19 mm |
| 1 widest | Span | 12 Angust | approx. 23 cm |
| 1 pāy | foot | 16 Angust | approx. 30 cm |
| 1 Frārāst | Cubit | 24 angust = 1.5 pāy | approx. 45 cm |
| 1 Gām | Half step | 48 Angust = 3 pāy | approx. 90 cm |
| 1 Gām ī dō Pāy | step | 80 angust = 5 pāy | approx. 1.5 m |
| 1 Shud-nāy | Fathom | 96 Angust = 6 Pāy | approx 1.8 m |
| 1 Nāy | Stake | 160 angust = 10 pāy | approx. 3 m |
| 1 Hāsªr | mile | 1000 Gām ī dō Pāy = 5000 Pāy | approx. 1.5 km |
| 1 Frasang | Parasang | 4 Hāsªr = 20,000 pāy | approx. 6 km |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Kahnt: BI-Lexicon old measures, coins and weights . 1st edition. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1986, p. 380 .
