ARTABA

ARTABA, an ancient measure of capacity used by the Persians, Medes, and Egyptians.

The Persian artaba is represented by Herodotus as bigger than the Attic medimnus by three Attic choenixes: from which it appears that it was equal to 6$\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ Roman modii; consequently that it contained 166$\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ pounds of wine or water, or 126$\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ pounds of wheat. The Egyptian artaba contained five Roman modii, and fell short of the Attic medimnus by one modius; consequently held 133$\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ pounds of water or wine, 100 pounds of wheat, or 60 of flour.