Däst (unit)

Däst was a Persian measure of length and its dimensions corresponded to the cubit . The length between the elbow and the fingertip embodied the measure.

• 1 branch = 0.56 meters

literature

• Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights. A lexicon . Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1987, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 61.