Ethiopian units of measurement

3 pics) A number of units were used to measure mass.

Different units were used to measure dry capacities.

[2][3] 1 ardeb = 10 or 24 madega (these may sometimes be referred to as either the long ardeb, equal to 24 madega, or the short ardeb, equal to 10 madega)[3] The kuba(kubaya)pronounced in Ethiopia is approximately equal to 1.016 litres.

Some of the more important units used are kilograms, kunna, medeb, esir, bobo, pieces, litres, tassa, kubaya, birchiko, sini, bottles, guchiye, sahen and weket.

[4] Details for some of the common units of measurements are given below:[5] (Note: Most of the above are actual household items, such as tassa translating to can, and sini mainly being used for serving coffee, not measuring coffee or any other substances.)

A common unit of weight in Ethiopia was the load - a simple measure of the amount carried by a beast of burden such as a camel [ 1 ]