GOREAN MEASUREMENTS
DISTANCE
Hort: 1 1/4 inches
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 49)
Foot: 12 1/4 inches
(Raiders of Gor, page 127)
Pasang: 0.7 mile
(Tarnsman of Gor, page 58)
LENGTH
Ah-il: a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, c. 18 inches; analogous to the Earth cubit; 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral.
Cloth is measured in the ah-il, which is the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and the ah-rah, which is ten ah-ils.
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 50)
Ah-ral: a unit of measure equalling 10 ah-il, or approx. 180 inches
Cloth is measured in the ah-il, which is the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and the ah-rah, which is ten ah-ils.
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 50)
Both measurements are used in the sale of cloth.
VOLUME
Talu: a unit a measure equaling 2 gallons
A talu is approximately two gallons. A talu bag is a small bag.
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 242)
Tef: a fistful
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 46)
Tefa: 6 tefs
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 46)
Huda: 5 tefa
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 46)
WEIGHT
Stone: 4 pounds
(Raiders of Gor, page 127)
Ten Stone: 40 pounds
(Tribesmen of Gor, page 37, Raiders of Gor, page 127)
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