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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918' [243] (252/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 243
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Measures
Linear
Baghdad.— Three systems prevail, each based upon a different
dhara or 'yard'.
(а) The dhara Baghdad, or cubit of Baghdad, is the one most
generally used for cotton cloths, &c.
inches
1 Dhara Baghdad = 4 charaks . . . = 29^
1 Charak = 4 aqads .... — 7V
1 Aqad =
(б) The dhara Haleb, or cubit of Aleppo, is used for silks or
woollens.
inches
1 Dhara Haleb = 4 charaks .... — 26-
. 1 Charak = 4 aqads ... = fit
1 Aqad ; ; = ih
1 G
(c) The dhara Shah is used for measuring carpets or other dealing's
with Persians. 65
inches
1 Dhara Shah = 4 rubas or charaks . . = 42
1 Ruba or Charak = 4 aqads , . . = lOi
1 Aqad . = 2*
British goods are measured in English yards, Continental goods in
metres. It will be observed from the above tables that three different
charaks of length obtain at Baghdad besides the of weight and
one ruba of length besides the of weight. A mason's cubit
[mamar), equal to 31| in., is used chiefly by builders and for land
measurement.
Basra. The English yard of 36 in, is in general use, being known
as dhara and subdivided into 16 aqads. But the Aleppo of
27 m. is also employed.
Mosul.— The dhara at Mosul measures 31 |f in., being as elsewhere
aivided into 16 aqads.
Diarbekr.— The dhara here measures 29-9 in. and is also called
^arshm. It is divided into 4 charahs or 16 qirehs, which latter would
appear to be synonymous with aqad.
Arabistan. —The dhara (Persian varies from 32 in. at Shushtar
and Eellahiyeh to 37 in. at other places. The half-yard is called
nim by Persians, or nuss by Arabs; the quarter-yard is called rub or
ruha, or charak. The char ah is divided into 4 qirehs.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:
- Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
- Chapter 2: Climate;
- Chapter 3: Minerals;
- Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene;
- Chapter 6: History;
- Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
- Chapter 8: Religions;
- Chapter 9: Administration;
- Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
- Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
- Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
- Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
- Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
- Vocabularies;
- Index.
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- 1 volume (282 folios)
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The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918'
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