The early weights and measures of mankind / by General Sir Charles Warren.

  • Charles Warren
Date:
1913
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    At some period also, date unknown, the wet Gudean mina of 30 C.I. was converted into the pseudo-Euboic mina of 32 C.I. (8,000 O.G.T.). These changes have been arrived at inductively. Of the existence of the sextarial Artaba of 2332-8 C.I., there is abundant proof (“ Encyclopaedia Brittanica,” Weights and Measures, gives 2,336 C.I.). Of the existence of the pseudo- Euboic mina of 8,000 O.G.T., there are the weights ot 7,992 O.G.T., brought back by Mr. Layard from Nineveh (Madden’s “Jewish Coinage ”), and the 80 O.G.T. standards of Naukratis and Tanis (F. Petrie). Proofs of the values of the Gudean pound (30 C.I.) are given on page 28. TABLE VII. West Babylonia. East Babylonia (Gudean). Early Assyrian (Sextarial). C.I. Late Assyrian (Euboic). C.I. Wet. C.I. Dry. C.I. Karsha 0-54 -[3 4] - 1 Log 32-4 32 30 40 4 Cab 1296 128 120 160 12 Hin 388-8 384 360 480 24 Seali 777-6 768 720 960 72 Bath 2332-8 2,304 2,160 2,880 All in quadri- lateral 80 Cubic foot talent 2592-0 2,560 2,400 3,200 96 Talmudic cubic foot 3110-4 3,072 2,880 3,840 Fanega of Spain 144 Pi 4665-6 4,608 4,320 5,760 720 Gur, Cor 23328-0 23,040 21,600 28,800 2.160 Double cubit cubed 69984-0 69,120 Weights. Amongst primitive people, far away from the civilized centre ot the Euphrates Valley and Egypt, the Ganda system, or multiple by fours, held its own, even to the present day, as in India and in Europe. For example, a medieval English weight system gives 16 ounces to the pound, 16 pounds to the stone, 16 stones to the wey of ^ double cubit cubed.