Sila (unit)
Sila was a Mesopotamian measure of volume. The measure was considered to be the smallest unit in Babylon .
- 1 Sila = 0.48 liters
- 1 ban = 10 sila
A vase of Prince Entemena von Lagaš has an engraving of 10 sila and is therefore the oldest standard measure in the world.
literature
- Ralph Hempel man: Excavations in Halawa 3 - The Bronze Age pottery of Tell A Halawa . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, Saarbrücken 2005, p. 117 ( preview )
- Edward Lipiński : State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference. Volume 1, Peeters Publishers, Leuven 1979, ISBN 978-9-07019-203-7 , p. 292.