artaba

This unit originated in Persia and spread west.

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In ancient Egypt, a unit of dry capacity, about 36.18 liters.

In Egypt during the Greco-Roman period, a measure of dry capacity, about 27.13 liters.

Photographs of 3rd and 6th century Egyptian papyri bearing receipts and orders for artabas of barley, onions and lentils can be viewed at:

In Persia, and later Iran , 20th century (UN 1966), a unit of dry capacity, approximately 66.0 liters (approximately 1.87 U.S. bushels).