Rot (Einheit)
Rot war ein arabisches Gold- und Silbergewicht. Sehr unterschiedlich waren die Gewichte zwischen Kairo und Damaskus.
- In Kairo war 1 Rot = 9285 As (1 holländ. = 0,048 Gramm) = 445,68 Gramm
- In Damaskus war 1 Rot = 46421 As (holländ.) = 2228,21 Gramm
Literatur
- Johann Georg Krünitz, Friedrich Jakob Floerken, Heinrich Gustav Flörke, Johann Wilhelm David Korth, Carl Otto Hoffmann, Ludwig Kossarski: Ökonomische Enzyklopädie. Joachim Pauli, Berlin 1778. online
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Al-Walid ibn Abdul-Rahman - Inscribed Pound Weight - Walters 476 - Three Quarter Right.jpg
This unusual green glass weight is among the earliest dated Islamic objects (other than coins) in any American museum. In addition to the name al-Walid, who was the financial director of the Damascus treasury, the weight's inscription, stamped on top in an angular script known as kufic, evokes Yazid III, a caliph, or ruler, of the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750).
This unusual green glass weight is among the earliest dated Islamic objects (other than coins) in any American museum. In addition to the name al-Walid, who was the financial director of the Damascus treasury, the weight's inscription, stamped on top in an angular script known as kufic, evokes Yazid III, a caliph, or ruler, of the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750).