Hemmel (unit)

Hemmel was a square measure in Syria and very indefinite in size.

The area was determined by a certain number of possible mulberry trees to be planted . In sales, the brokers set the size. With 18 steps in length and width, the surface comes close to reality. Hemmel originally meant the amount of mulberry leaves that a donkey could carry. Only later did the term change to measure. Hemmel was also seen as a sign of possession.

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : coin, measure and weight book. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 79.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heinrich August Pierer : Universal Lexicon of the Present and Past or the latest encyclopedic dictionary of the sciences, arts and trades. Volume 4, HA Pierer, Altenburg 1852, p. 7.