Mecmeda

The Mecmeda , also Meckmeda, Mekmeda or Kella, was an Arabic measure of volume for dry goods ( grain measure ). The use of the measure can be limited to Yemen with the capital Mocha .

1 Mecmeda = 71.558 Parisian cubic inches = 1.419 liters, calculated from Teman 1.9051 liters or 2.122 liters
1 Teman / Toman = 40 Mecmeda = 76.204 kilograms according to other sources 84.899 kilograms (for rice )

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Wilhelm Hoffmann: General encyclopedia for merchants and manufacturers as well as for business people in general. Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 586
↑ Article author
^ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu: Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 295
^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratio. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 679
↑ Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's General Pocket Book of Coin, Measure and Weight. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 330

[Hoffmann-1] A ^b ^c Wilhelm Hoffmann: General encyclopedia for merchants and manufacturers as well as for business people in general. Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1848, p. 586

[2] Article author

[3] Leopold Carl Bleibtreu: Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 295

[4] Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratio. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 679

[5] Christian Nelkenbrecher: JC Nelkenbrecher's General Pocket Book of Coin, Measure and Weight. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 330