Ruzma

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Ruzma , the bale , is synonymous with the name Siqt , was an Arabic unit of mass ( measure of weight) for silk .

  • 1 ruzma = 30 men = 7800 dirhams = 24.375 kilograms

literature

  • Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon . Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 260 .
  • Walther Hinz: Islamic measures and weights: converted into the metric system. Volume 1, Brill Archive, Leiden / Cologne 1970, p. 33.