nindan

English

Noun

nindan (plural nindans)

  1. (historical) An ancient Babylonian unit of measure equal to 12 cubits, approximately six metres.

References
  • Jens Høyrup, Lengths, Widths, Surfaces: A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin, p. 17, Springer, 2002 →ISBN.
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