Entelam

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Entelam was a measure of volume in Eritrea . The basic measure was the mass measure with 1.5 liters .

  • 1 Entelam = 192 liters

The dimensional chain was

  • 1 Entelam = 8 Ghebeta = 32/3 Tanica = 32 Cabaho = 128 Mass

The values ​​of the individual dimensions from the dimensional chain were:

  • 1 Ghebeta = 24 liters
  • 1 Tanica = 18 liters
  • 1 Cabaho = 6 liters

literature

  • François Cardarelli: Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Springer Science and Business Media, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-85233-682-0 , Table 3-212 / Section 3.5.2.3.7.2.
  • Edward Wight Washburn : International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. Volume 1, Mc Graw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York 1926, p. 6.