1 _qa_ (Heb. _qab_) 1.66 litres 1 _pi_ or ardeb (Heb. 36 _qas_ homer) 1 _bar_ (Heb. se’ah) 60 _qas_ 1 homer in Assyria 60 _qas_ 1 _gur_ (Heb. kor) 180 _qas_ In the Abrahamic age other systems were in use in Babylonia according to which the _gur_ sometimes contained 360 _qas_ and sometimes 300 _qas_. The tonnage of ships was reckoned by the _gur_. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 1 _uban_ or 16.6 millimetres finger-breadth (divided into 180 parts) 30 finger-breadths 1 _ammat_ or cubit (498 mm.) 2 cubits 1 great cubit (996 mm.) 6 great cubits 1 _qanu_ or reed 2 reeds 1 _gar_ 60 _gars_ 1 _soss_ or stade 30 _sosses_ 1 _kasbu_ or parasang (21 kilometres) 2 _kasbus_ 1 great _kasbu_ SUPERFICIAL MEASURES. In the Abrahamic age 180 _se_ were probably equivalent to 1 _gin_, 60 _gin_ to one _sar_ or “garden,” 1,800 _sar_ to 1 feddân (_padânu_) or “acre.” The latter was called _bur-gan_ in Sumerian, or “10 acres,” to distinguish it from a smaller acre, which contained only 180 _sar_. Time was reckoned by the _kasbu_ or “double hour,” and in early times the weight was divided into three watches of 2 _kasbus_ or 4 hours each. The months were originally lunar, and consisted of 30 days, an intercalary month being inserted in the calendar every six years. The zodiac was divided into 360 degrees. Mathematics were based upon a sexagesimal system, sixty, called the _soss_, being the unit. The _ner_ was equivalent to 10 _sosses_ and the _sar_ to 6 _ners_. INDEX Adoption, by the Sun-god, 36; its prevalence in Babylon, 37; concerning slaves, 38 ff.; a way to citizenship, 41 Ainsworth, on coast-line formation, 2 Allat, goddess of under-world, 242; in temples, 247 Amen, used in hymns, 245 Amorites, the, women, 18, 191; colonies, 187 ff.; position of, 189; freedom of worship, 191-193; country, 220 Apprentices, case of slaves, 71 Arad-Samas, position of his two wives, 27 Aramaic, taught in schools, 56 Architecture, features of Babylonian, 9, 10; use of bricks, 90, 137; character of, 91; plans of houses, 92; foundations, 92; decorations, 93, 94; dwellings of poor, 95; stair-cases, 95 Army. _See under_ “State” Artists, position of, 166 Ashtoreth. _See_ Istar Assur, worship of, 256 Assyrians, compared with Babylonians, 8; in regard to women, 18; slave law among, 78; slave contract, 79, 80; features of architecture, 93; gardens of, 95; land, 123; contracts, 124; land measurements, 125; money interest, 156; coinage, 157; medicine, 164; military character of government, 172; taxes, 175; army, 181; navy, 183; letters, 217; religion, 255 Astrology, 60; letters relating to, 219 Baal worship, 233-234