B14-A

Trade and Commerce

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  • Liquid Measures

  • Cor (10 baths / 60 hins)

    220 L / 58.1 gal

  • Bath (6 hins)

    22 L / 5.81 gal

  • Hin (12 logs)

    3.67 L / 7.75 pt

  • Log (1 ⁄ 12 hin)

    0.31 L / 0.66 pt

  • Dry Measures

  • Homer (1 cor / 10 ephahs)

    220 L / 200 dry qt

  • Ephah (3 seahs / 10 omers)

    22 L / 20 dry qt

  • Seah (31 ⁄ 3 omers)

    7.33 L / 6.66 dry qt

  • Omer (14 ⁄ 5 cabs)

    2.2 L / 2 dry qt

  • Cab

    1.22 L / 1.11 dry qt

  • Quart

    1.08 L / 0.98 dry qt

  • Linear Measures

  • Long reed (6 long cubits)

    3.11 m / 10.2 ft

  • Reed (6 cubits)

    2.67 m / 8.75 ft

  • Fathom

    1.8 m / 6 ft

  • Long cubit (7 handbreadths)

    51.8 cm / 20.4 in.

  • Cubit (2 spans / 6 handbreadths)

    44.5 cm / 17.5 in.

  • Short cubit

    38 cm / 15 in.

  • 1 Roman stadium

    1 ⁄ 8 Roman mile=185 m / 606.95 ft

  1. 1 Fingerbreadth (1 ⁄ 4 handbreadth)

    1.85 cm / 0.73 in.

  2. 2 Handbreadth (4 fingerbreadths)

    7.4 cm / 2.9 in.

  3. 3 Span (3 handbreadths)

    22.2 cm / 8.75 in.