Sukurruja

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Sukurrudscha ( Arabic سكرّجة, DMG sukurruǧa  'saucer') was an Arabic measure of weight and meant something like a cup full. The name is of Persian origin. It was 1 Sukurrudscha = 6 ¼ ISTAR . Based on the calculations by Walther Hinz, Chipman equates this to 125 grams .

literature

  • Leigh Chipman: The World of Pharmacy and Pharmacists in Mamlūk Cairo. Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden 2010, ISBN 978-9-00417-606-5 , p. 91.