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The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 239
Avoirdupois
ii. Wool, gums. lb. oz. dr.
Sold by maunds : 1 maund = 12f Constantinople
okes . . . . , . . . = 34 15 6
(The Constantinople oke is also known as an
astana in the case of this commodity.)
iii. Grain, vegetables, dates.
Sold by waznehs: 1 wazneh = 78 Constantinople
okes 218 2 8
iv. Wood, charcoal, peas.
Soldby waznehs: 1 wazneh=50 Constantinople okes = 139 13 8
(20 waznehs = 1 tag!tar in the case of wood and
charcoal.)
v. Metals, coffee, pepper.
Sold by maunds: 1 maund = 6 Constantinople okes = 16 12 8
The French kilogram (= 2*2046 lb.) is used to a limited extent
as an official measure under the name of or decimal
Irnqqeli, and 100 kilograms are treated in the case of grain as
equivalent to 1 wazneh. Apothecaries also employ the French
kilogram with its multiples and subdivisions.
The result of the multiplication of standards is that there are at
least 2 kinds of waqiyeh, 3 of Imqqeh, 2 of of ivameh, and 2 of
taghar in simultaneous use at Baghdad.
Basra. —At Basra the local unit is a huqqeli of 2 lb. 12 oz., and
the local waqiyeh — 2%huqqehs. Weighment is usually by
but the number of huqqehs to the varies somewhat as
follows:
(а) For grain, lime, wool, and slcins
1 maund = 60 huqqehs.
(б) For meat, provisions, and grocerie
1 maund = 10 huqqehs.
(c) For gM :
1 maund = 50 huqqehs.
(d) For dates :
1 maund = 54 huqqehs.
The Basra taghar, containing 1,200 is in practice regarded
as the equivalent of 1^ ton.

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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.

The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:

  • Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
  • Chapter 2: Climate;
  • Chapter 3: Minerals;
  • Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
  • Chapter 5: Hygiene;
  • Chapter 6: History;
  • Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
  • Chapter 8: Religions;
  • Chapter 9: Administration;
  • Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
  • Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
  • Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
  • Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
  • Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
  • Vocabularies;
  • Index.
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1 volume (282 folios)
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The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio.

Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac in Latin and Arabic script
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Title
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:556, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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