A pan-Mediterranean unit of mass, = 1/100th of a cantaro or kantar. Many alternative spellings and romanizations, including ruotoli. A type of ratal. "Rottolo" is the common romanization of the Arabic word; for the units in Italian-speaking areas, see rotolo. See also rotl, rottel, rottol, rtel and ratl.
In Somalia 
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20th century, a unit of mass, approximately 448 grams (approximately 0.99 pounds av.).
In Egypt, late 19th – early 20th centuries, various units of mass. For late medieval units, see ratl. Often spelled rottel.
| Type of Rottolo | Equivalents, 19th century | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pounds | dirhems | oka | grams | ||
| customs rottolo | 0.9905 | 449.28 | |||
| government rottolo | 0.98046 | 144 | 444.7296 | ||
| great rottolo | Cairo (also called a man or mahnd) | 2.20604 | 324 | 1000.64 | |
| Alexandria | 2.12434 | 312 | 963.5808 | ||
| lesser rottolo, rottel of Alexandria, used for amber | 0.71492 | 105 | 324.282 | ||
| special commercial rottolo of Cairo, used for cloves | 1.02132 | 150 | 463.26 | ||
| rotolo legale, for cotton | 1.226 | 180 | 555.912 | ||
| rottolo forforo | 0.95323 | 140 | 7/20 | 432.376 | |
| rottolo mina | 1.7022 | 250 | 5/8 | 772.10 | |
| rottolo zaidino | 1.361757 | 200 | ½ | 617.68 | |
| rottolo zauro | 2.11072 | 310 | 31/40 | 957.4040 | |
Browne. Martini, page 128.
In Abyssinia, 20th century, a unit of mass, about 311 grams.
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