Weighing the Baghdādī Raṭl: A Metrological Muddle

IF 0.3 4区 社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES Journal of Semitic Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI:10.1093/jss/fgad002
Daniel Martin Varisco
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Abstract This study addresses a metrological muddle: attempts to determine the metrical equivalence of the Baghdādī raṭl, a measure for coins, commerce, and religious requirements during the Abbasid and Mamluk eras. Western writers Sauvaire and Hinz interpreted the measure of the widespread Baghdādī raṭl by determining a metric equivalent around three grams for the building block of the silver dirham weight. Islamic scholars, however, proposed three different dirham amounts for this raṭl and noted that there were two different ways of determining the standard ratio of the dirham to the dinar. These scholars applied the Baghdādī raṭl of their day to determine the weights of two earlier measures, the ṣāʿ and the mudd from the time of the Prophet Muḥammad. The study of Islamic era metrology has received little critical attention, apart from the field of numismatics, since the work of Walther Hinz, last updated in 1970. I provide a prolegomenon for the need to reread both earlier Muslim authors and the seminal works of Don Vasquez Queipo, Henri Sauvaire and others. Suggestions for approaching the interpretation of Islamic era weights and measures are provided.
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称重Baghdādī Raṭl:计量混乱
摘要:本研究解决了计量学的混乱:试图确定Baghdādī raṭl的计量等效性,这是阿巴斯和马穆鲁克时代硬币,商业和宗教要求的度量。西方作家索维尔(Sauvaire)和欣茨(Hinz)对广为流传的Baghdādī raṭl的度量进行了解释,他们确定了一个公制单位,相当于3克左右的银迪拉姆重量。然而,伊斯兰学者提出了三个不同的迪拉姆数量raṭl,并指出有两种不同的方法来确定迪拉姆与第纳尔的标准比例。这些学者使用他们那个时代的Baghdādī raṭl来确定两种较早的度量衡的重量,ṣā和先知Muḥammad时代的泥。自1970年Walther Hinz的工作(最后一次更新)以来,除了钱币学领域外,伊斯兰时代计量学的研究很少受到批评。我为重读早期穆斯林作家和Don Vasquez Queipo, Henri Sauvaire等人的开创性作品提供了一个序言。对伊斯兰时代度量衡的解释提出了一些建议。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Semitic Studies was established in 1955 and since then has built up a reputation as one of the leading international academic journals in its field. Semitic Studies has always been understood by the editors to include the modern as well as the ancient Near (Middle) East, with special emphasis on research into the languages and literatures of the area. The editors continue to maintain the policy of ensuring that each volume contains items of interest to Orientalists and Biblical Scholars. Extensive reviews of selected books, as well as general review notices, remain a feature of the Journal.
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