Weight units of the Muslim East
The basis of the Muslim weight system since ancient times was the dirham, originating from the Greek drachma, and the dinar, at the origins of which there was the Roman solid. The weight dinar was named miskal (metcal, mitsal, metical).
The basis of the Muslim weight system since ancient times was the dirham, originating from the Greek drachma, and the dinar, at the origins of which there was the Roman solid. The weight dinar was named miskal (metcal, mitsal, metical).
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