Memecda

The Memecda , also Memceda , Menecda , was an Arabic measure of volume in mocha and was used for grains and liquids. In other regions the measure could be up to twice the volume mentioned here.

1 Memecda = 72 Parisian cubic inches = 1 2/5 liters
40 Memecda = 1 Teman / Toman / Tomand

In mocha the following applied:

1 Menecda = 72 Parisian cubic inches = 1.43 liters
10 Menecdas = 1 Teman

literature

Joseph Marx Liechtenstern: General German subject dictionary of all human knowledge and skills. Volume 6, FW Goedsche, Meißen 1836, p. 104

Individual evidence

^ Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 190
^ Johann Christian Nelkenbrecher: J. C. Nelkenbrecher's General Pocket Book of Coins: Measure and Weight for Bankers and Merchants. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 502

[1] Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 190

[2] Johann Christian Nelkenbrecher: J. C. Nelkenbrecher's General Pocket Book of Coins: Measure and Weight for Bankers and Merchants. Sanderschen Buchhandlung, Berlin 1828, p. 502