Seipud

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Seipud , also called Seipod in literature, was a Russian measure of weight. The measure around Archangel is said to have been widespread . Seipud can be equated with Berkowitz / Berkowetz.

  • 1 seipud = 10 poods = 400 pounds (Russian) = 38,400 solotnik = 163,597 kilograms
  • 1 pud = 40 pounds = 16.36 kilograms

literature

  • Johann Karl Gottfried Jacobsson: Technological dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all useful mechanical arts, manufactories, factories and craftsmen. Volume 4, Friedrich Nicolai, Berlin / Stettin 1724, p. 135
  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 312