Dry capacity

Siegħ · ⅙ tomna

Interpretation of siegħ as one sixth of a dry tomna, associated with the tables’ mondello. Other references give one tenth.

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Modern equivalent≈ 3.03066667 LApproximate historical equivalence

Historical use

Interpretation of siegħ as one sixth of a dry tomna, associated with the tables’ mondello. Other references give one tenth.

These measures describe the volume of goods such as grain. A dry tomna is not a land tomna, and the weight of the same volume changes with the commodity.

Alternative names

sieghsigħanmondello

Relationships between measures

6 siegħ = 1 dry tomna in this variant.

Variations & cautions

One-sixth variant

References give different values for siegħ: one sixth or one tenth of a tomna. Both interpretations are shown separately; neither is a universal value.

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 × Siegħ · ⅙ tomna≈ 3.030667 L
2 × Siegħ · ⅙ tomna≈ 6.061333 L
10 × Siegħ · ⅙ tomna≈ 30.306667 L

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