प्राचीन यूनानी भार एवं मापन

प्राचीन यूनानी भार एवं मापन प्रणाली मुख्यतः मिस्री पर आधारित थी। यही बाद की रोमन प्रणाली का आधार बनी.


 लम्बाई 

Units derived from the dactylos (plural: dactyloi):

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
! Equivalent
! Description
|- 
| dactylos
| 
| 
| finger breadth 
|-
| condylos
|  
| 2 dactyloi
| middle joint of finger
|-
| palaiste or doron
| ,
| 4 dactyloi 
| palm
|- 
| dichas or hemipodion
| , 
| 8 dactyloi
| half foot
|-
| lichas
| 
| 10 dactyloi
| span of thumb
|-
| orthodoron 
| 
| 11 dactyloi
|
|-
| spithame
|  
| 12 dactyloi
|span of all fingers
|-
| pous
| 
| 16 dactyloi
| foot; Attic foot ≈ 296 mm
|-
| pygme
| 
| 18 dactyloi
| elbow to base of fingers
|-
| pygon
| 
| 20 dactyloi
| 
|-
| pechys
| 
| 24 dactyloi
| cubit
|-
| pechys basileios
| 
| 27 dactyloi
| royal cubit 
|}

Larger units derived from the pous (plural: podes):

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
! Equivalent
! Description
|-
| pous
| 
| 16 dactyloi
| foot; Attic foot ≈ 296 mm
|- 
| aploun bema
|  
| 2.5 podes
| single pace 
|-
| diploun bema
| 
| 5 podes
| double pace
|-
| orgyia
| 
| 6 podes
| fathom or stretch of both arms
|-
| akaina
| 
| 10 podes
|
|-
| plethron
| 
| 100 podes
| breadth of Greek acre
|-
| stadion
| 
| 600 podes
| Attic stadion ≈ 177,6 m
|}

 Unit Greek name Equivalent Description stadion  600 podes Attic stadion ≈ 177,6 m diaulos  2 stadia  hippikon  4 stadia dolichos  12 stadia parasang  30 stadia adopted from Persia  schoinos  40 stadia adopted from Egypt 

 क्षेत्रफ़ल 

 आयतन 
Measures in The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2003 :

Dry Measure
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
! Equivalent
! Description
|- 
| cotyla
| κοτύλη
| 
| approx a cup
|-
| choenix
|  
| 4 cotylae
| approx 1 man's daily grain ration
|-
| hecteus
| 
| 8 choenices
|
|-
| medimnos
| μέδιμνος
| 6 hecteis
|
|}

Liquid Measure
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
! Equivalent
! Description
|- 
| cotyla
| κοτύλη
|
| approx a cup
|-
| hemichous
| 
| 6 cotylae
|
|-
| chous
| 
| 12 cotylae
|
|-
| metretes
| μετρητής
| 144 cotylae
| approx 1 amphora wine
|-
|}

 मुद्रा 

The basic unit of Athenian currency was the obol:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
| Equivalent
|-
| obol or obolus
| ὀβολός
| 
|-
| drachma 
| δραχμή
| 6 obols
|-
| mina
| μνᾶ
| 100 drachmae
|-
| talent 
|τάλαντον
| 60 minae
|}

 भार 

Weights in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (2003): 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Unit
! Greek name
| Equivalent
! Attic/Euboic Standard
! Aeginetic Standard
|-
| obol or obolus
| ὀβολός
| 
| 0.72g
| 1.05g
|-
| drachma 
| δραχμή
| 6 obols
| 4.31g
| 6.3g
|-
| mina
| 
| 100 drachmae
| 431g
| 630g
|-
| talent 
|τάλαντον
| 60 minae
| 25.86 kg
| 37.8 kg
|}

 समय 

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-color: #ffffff"
! Month
! Greek name
! Gregorian equivalent
|-
| Hekatombaeon
|  
| June-July
|-
| Metageitnion
|  
| July-Aug
|-
| Boedromion
|  
| Aug-Sept
|-
| Puanepsion
|  
| Sept-Oct
|-
| Maimakteron
|  
| Oct-Nov
|-
| Poseideon
| 
| Nov-Dec
|-
| Gamelion
|  
| Dec-Jan
|-
| Anthesterion
| 
| Jan-Feb
|-
| Elaphebolion
|  
| Feb-March
|-
| Mounichion
|  
| March-April
|-
| Thargelion
|  
| April-May
|-
| Skirophorion
|  
| May-June
|}

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