Rottel

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The Rottel ( ) was a weight measure in North Africa, in other Arab places and Cyprus with small differences. An accidentally found weight in the London Mint was a Tunisian Rottel Attari, which was considered a certified weight. It weighed 503,712 grams. The measure had different names: Rottolo, Rottelo, Rotton, Rotte or Rottel, Rotal, Rotoli and Rotolo. The Etalons were made of copper.

Tunis
The Rottel Khaddari (Khaddary) was the so-called vegetable pound and reserved for all kinds of fresh herbs.
1 Rottel Khaddari = 20 Quakiés/Uckie ounces = 639,453 grams
The Rottel Sucki (Souky) was taken for meat, oil, soap, butter and honey. Wood, coals and fruits of all kinds were also weighed afterwards.
1 Riottel Sucki = 18 Quakiés/Uckie ounces = 568,445 grams
The Rottel Attari was considered the Krämerpfund. The so-called heavy goods such as iron, lead, copper, tin, silver and gold were then weighed.
1 Rottel Attari = 16 Quakiés/Uckie ounces = 566.88 grams
The larger measure was the Zentner Kantar Attari.
1 Kantar Attari = 100 Rottel Attari
The measure was used especially for raw cotton, cotton yarns and iron, but the number of rottel per cantar was different.
Cotton 1 Cantar Attari = 110 Rottel Attari
Cotton yarn 1 Kantar Attari = 150 Rottel Attari
Iron 1 Kantar Attari = 150 Rottel Attari

Egypt

Alexandria
Here there were five different rottel or rotoli as pound weights.
1 cantar/kiss (centres) = 100 rotoli
1 Rotoli Gouvernement = 12 ounces = 144 drachmas = 444.73 grams
1 Rotoli Forforo = 140 drachmas = 432,376 grams
1 Rotoli Zaidino = 200 drachmas = 617.68 grams
1 Rotoli Mina = 250 drachmas = 772,10 grams
1 Rotoli Zauro = 310 drachmas = 957,40 grams

Cairo
1 rottel = 12 ounces = 144 drachmas/drams/dihem/derhem = 444,73 grams
This Rottel was the same as that of Alexandria Rottel Gouvernement. He was the normal trade rudder. There were differences because of large and small rottel.
The little one had only 12, the big one had 14 ounces. 100 kilograms were equated to 222 rottel.
As so-called space customs, the cantar and the associated number of rottel depended on the goods. Pepper was counted 19 rottel per bale, but 12 rottel per sack.
Examples of reference to the cantar:
1 cantar = 102 rottel (sugar, tin, mercury, cinnabar)
1 cantar = 105 rottel (coffee and wire)
1 cantar = 110 rottels (elephant teeth, nutmeg, nutmeg flower, carnations)
1 cantar = 120 rottel (wood)
1 cantar = 125 rottel (arsenic, drugs)
1 cantar = 130 rottels (men)
1 Cantar = 133 Rottel (Aloe, Arabian rubber)
1 cantar = 140 rottel (lead)
1 cantar = 150 rottels (coals, sennes leaves, flax fibre)
1 cantar = 233 1/3 rottel (iron)
1 cantar = 250 rottel (dates)
1 cantar = 275 rottel (bad luck)

Damascus
In Syria, the Cantar/Cantaro were also divided into 100 Rottel.
1 rottel = 60 ounces = 600 Pesi = 400 Metical/Metecalli = 1,785 kg

Jeddah
In the province of Mecca, ma