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rottolo

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.

1

In Somalia , 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass, approximately 448 grams (approximately 0.99 pounds av.).

2

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
Type of Rottolo		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
great rottolo	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.

3

In Abyssinia, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass, about 311 grams.

International Critical Tables, (1926).

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