APPENDIX
Assyrian Measures of Length.
| 60 | Uban ('fingers') | 1 Ammat ('cubit'). | |
| 6 | Ammat | 1 Qanu ('reed'). | |
| 2 | Qanu | 1 Gar. | |
| 60 | Gar | 1 Sussu ('soss'). | |
| 30 | Sussi | 1 Kaspu. |
Measures of Capacity[ [6].
| 10 | d>gar[ [7] | 1 qa. | |
| 27 | qa | 1 ap. | |
| 36 | qa | 1 pi (or Persian Ardeb). | |
| 60 | Qa | 1 Homer. | |
| 3 | Homers (or 5 Ardebs) | 1 gur (about 250 quarts). |
Measures of Weight and Coinage.
| 60 | Shekels | 1 Silver Mana ('Mina') = £9. | |
| 60 | Silver Manas | 1 Silver Talent. | |
| 60 | Gold Manas | 1 Gold Talent (£8400). |
The silver shekel was worth about 3s.
The Months of the Year.
| Assyrian Name. | Sumerian Name. | Zodiacal Sign. | Corresponding Months. | |
| (1) | Nisannu (Nisan) | Month of 'the dweller in the Asherah[8] | Aries | March-April. |
| (2) | Aaru (Iyyar) | 'The directing bull' | Taurus | April-May. |
| (3) | Sivanu (Sivan) | 'Bricks' (?) | Gemini | May-June. |
| (4) | Duzu (Tammuz) | 'The growth of seed' | Cancer | June-July. |
| (5) | Abu (Ab) | 'The fiery-hot' | Leo | July-August. |
| (6) | Ululu (Elul) | 'The message of Istar' | Virgo | August-September. |
| (7) | Tasritu (Tisri) | 'The holy mound' | Libra | September-October. |
| (8) | Arakh-savna (Marchesvan, 'the eighth month') | 'Opposite the foundation (of the year) | Scorpio | October-November. |
| (9) | Kisilivu (Chisleu) | 'The cloudy' | Sagittarius | November-December. |
| (10) | Dhabitu (Tebet) | 'The cave of the dawn' (?) | Capricornus | December-January. |
| (11) | Sabadhu (Sebat) | 'The curse of rain' | Aquarius | January-February. |
| (12) | Addaru (Adar) | The month of 'cultivation' | Pisces | February-March. |
| (13) | Arakh-makhru (Ve-Adar), the intercalary month. | |||