Cubit (unit)

The cubit , also called arm or skin , was a measure of length. The measure had other names such as Cobido , Condu , Covid and Coudĕe .

• In Bengal and in the Madras presidency , the dimensions were the same
  • 1 Cubit = 18 inches = ½ yard = 202.671 Parisian lines = 0.45719 meters
  • The measure was derived from the Fathom / Faden and had four Arma / Cubita = 8 spans = 24 hands = 96 fingers = 288 grains of barley / Jowa.
• In Sumatra they called the Cubit Esto . Here the dimensions were the same as those mentioned above.
• In Spain the Cubit was called Covado and was a cubit measure . One shared
  • 1 Cubit / Covado = 3 Palos = 2 Pes = 24 Pollegadas = 292.575 Parisian lines = 0.66 meters
• In Bombay , the Cubit was also called Covid or Hath .
  • The dimensions were the same as in the other areas, but it was also divided into 16 Tössuhs / Tussous / Tusoos, which corresponded to the customs.
• The measure was also found in Turkey . Here the cubit measure was and was also called Guz / Göß
  • 1 Cubit = 416.31 Parisian lines = 0.9398 meters
• In other regions, such as Madras , 2 Guz = 1 Cubit
• Morocco
  • 1 cubit = 236.4 Parisian lines = 533.27 millimeters
• Calcutta
  • 1 Cubit / Haut = 2 Gheriahs / Gurahs = 4 Angullos = 12 Jarbes = 457.19 millimeters
  • 4 cubits = 1 thread
  • 2 Cubits = 1 Guz

See also

• Nippur cubit
• Cubit (unit)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 388.
2. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 509.
3. ↑ Georg Thomas Flügel: Course slip continued as a manual for coin, measure, weight and Customs. Publisher LF Huber Verlag der Jäger'schen Buch-, Papier- und Landkartenhandlung, Frankfurt am Main 1859, p. 82.
4. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 139.
5. ^ P. Heuser: Practical manual for commercial and industrial business life. Rudolf Ludwig Friderichs, Elberfeld 1851, p. 305.
6. ↑ August Schiebe: Universal Lexicon of Commercial Sciences. Volume 1, Friedrich Fleischer and the Schumann brothers, Leipzig / Zwickau 1837, p. 293.