Friday, August 1, 2025

Gorean Measurements (Merchants, etc.)

 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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