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Units of Measure

"A handful with the five fingers closed, not open, is a tef. Six such handfuls constitute a tefa, which is a tiny basket. Five such baskets constitute a huda.

~Tribesmen of Gor, page 46~

Measures of weight and distance
Ah-il - A unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, c. 18"; analogous to the Earth cubit; 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral
Ah-ral - A unit of measure equaling to 10 ah-il, or approx. 180"
Foot - A unit of measure equaling to 10 horts equivalent to 12 1/2 earth inches
Hand - A measurement of height, primarily of kaiila. Both the Wagon People's kaiila and the sand kaiila of the Tahari stand about twenty to twenty-two hands at the shoulder.
Hort - A unit of measure equaling to 1 1/2 inches.
Huda - A unit of measure equaling to 5 tefa.
Pasang - A unit of measure equaling to .7 of a mile.
Stone - A unit of measure equaling to 4lbs.
Tef - A measurement of five handfuls with fingers closed.
Tefa -A unit of measure equaling to 6 tef : also a small basket.
Talu - A unit of measure equaling to 2 gallons.
Weight -A unit of measure equaling to10 stone(40lbs).

Measures of direction
Kail- A gorean compass point equivalent to north west.
Klim- A gorean compass point equivalent to west.
Rim- A gorean compass point equivalent to east.
Ror- A gorean compass point equivalent to north east.
Ta-Sardar-Varta- is defined as turning. Here, preceding Sardar, it is translated as turning to the Sardar Mountains in the North..
Tun- A gorean compass point equivalent to south east.
Var- A gorean compass point equivalent to north.
Vask- A gorean compass point equivalent to south.

Currency
Copper tarsk bit - A copper coin worth from 1/4 to 1/10th of a copper tarsk, depending upon the original value of the coin and how that coin has been segmented. The usual number of tarsk-bits in a copper tarsk tends to be eight.
Copper tarsk disk -A copper coin that is the whole coin of least value, equalling up to ten tarsk bits, though more typically, eight. The copper tarsks of Ar, for instance, are designed to be separated into eight sections.
Copper tarn disk -A copper coin of slightly greater value than the copper tarsk disk. Once common in certain cities, now widely discontinued due to a move toward standardization of Gorean coinage to emulate that of the city of Ar, which most probably no longer uses it.
Silver tarsk disk -The primary silver coin in use upon Gor, worth 100 copper tarsks. The silver tarsk is probably the single most-used denomination of Gorean coinage, owing to its medial value. Silver stater -In use in several Gorean cities, notably Brundisium and Argentum. It is probably roughly equivalent in value to a standard Gorean silver tarsk disk.
Gold tarn disk -A common unit of currency, with a rather high monetary value owing to the metal from which it is made, and worth 10 silver tarsks. It is also minted in double-weight; as described below. Several cities mint their own gold tarn disks, but the Gorean standard is typically the gold tarn disk of Ar, which is highly valued for its consistant quality and and purity.
Golden stater -In common usage in the city of Brundisium, and presumably elsewhere. The gold stater of Brundisium is known to be of excellent quality and good weight, and is probably of slightly higher value than a traditional gold tarn disk.
Double-weight tarn disk - A gold tarn disk, minted at double thickness to be twice the weight of a standard gold tarn disk. It is otherwise similar to a regular gold tarn disk in all respects, and is, due to its increased weight and bullion value, the highest denomination of coinage in use upon Gor.

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