Weight

Ratal

A commercial weight. The tables divide the rotolo into 30 ounces and give about 793.8 g. This rounded value should not be read as a standard for every period.

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Modern equivalent≈ 0.7938 kgApproximate historical equivalence

Historical use

A commercial weight. The tables divide the rotolo into 30 ounces and give about 793.8 g. This rounded value should not be read as a standard for every period.

The ratal is a historical weight divided into 30 uqija. A qantar contains 100 ratal. These are not the English pound and ounce.

Alternative names

rotolorotolarotoliirtal

Relationships between measures

1 ratal = 30 uqija.

Variations & cautions

Commercial weight; approximation

Official tables also use Rotolo, Ounce, Pesa and Cantar. The converter uses a rounded ratal of 0.7938 kg; extra displayed digits do not add historical certainty.

A calculation can be mathematically precise while its historical equivalence remains approximate. Each variant here carries its context and sources. Displaying more decimal places does not make a rounded value more certain.

Worked conversions

1 × Ratal≈ 0.7938 kg
2 × Ratal≈ 1.5876 kg
10 × Ratal≈ 7.938 kg

Example: amount × factor = metric equivalent. Calculations use the full stored factor and round only for display.