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 chorixes: from which it appears that it was equal to 62 Roman modii; consequently that it contained 166½ pounds of wine or water, or 146½ pounds of wheat. The Egyptian artaba contained five Roman modii, and fell short of the Attic medimnus by one modius; consequently held 133½ pounds of water or wine, 100 pounds of wheat, or 62 of flour.