• Source: Persian units of measurement

An official system of weights and measures was established in the ancient
Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty (550-350 BCE). The shekel and mina ("profane" or "sacred") were units of both weight and volume. A shekel or mina weight was equal to the weight of that volume of water. The talent was a measure of weight used for large amounts of coinage. Some related units were used in Persia in the 19th century, and are still used in contemporary Iran.




Ancient Persian units






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The shekel and mina ("profane" or "sacred") were units of both weight and volume. A shekel or mina weight was equal to the weight of that volume of water. Note that the values given for the mina do not match the definitions.

1 shekel = 8.3 ml (approximately 1 cubic aiwas).
1 profane mina = 50 shekel = 500 ml (approximately 27 cubic aiwas).
1 sacred mina = 60 shekel = 600 ml (approximately 1 cubic dva).
1 talent (volume) = 60 profane mina = 25 liters (approximately 1 cubic trayas).




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The talent was a measure of weight used for large amounts of coinage (bullion, bulk coin), rather than an individual coin. Seven Babylonian talents equalled ten Attic talents, according to a list of the revenues of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II of Persia) recorded in Herodotus.
𐎣𐎼𐏁 (karša) or 𐎣𐎼𐏁𐎹𐎠 (karšayā) is a unit of weight equal to 10 Babylonian shekels or 1⁄6 Babylonian mina weighing approximately 83 g (2.9 oz).




Units used in modern Persia (Iran)


Some related units were used in Persia in the 19th century, and are still used in contemporary Iran.




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1 arsani or ulna = 52-64 cm.
1 arish = 38.27 inches (97.21 cm)
1 chebel = 40 arsani = 21-25 meters or 23-30 yards.
1 farsang (parasang) = 6.23 km in 19th century Persia.
1 farsang = 10 kilometers in modern Iran and Turkey.




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1 chenica = 1.32 liters.




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