| Ratti (unit) | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Abrus_precatorius_seeds.jpg) Gunja seeds (Abrus precatorius), used for measuring weights in India. | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | Indus Valley civilization, Mahajanapadas, Arthashastra, Mughal empire |
| Unit of | mass |
| Conversions | |
| 1 in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 0.11339 g |
Ratti (Sanskrit: raktika) is a traditional Indian unit of measurement for mass. Based on the nominal weight of a Gunja seed (Abrus precatorius), it measured approximately 1.8 or 1.75 grains[1][2] or 0.1215 g as standardized weight.[3] It is still used by jewellers in the Indian Subcontinent.
- ^ Mukherjee, Money and Social Changes in India 2012, pp. 412–413.
- ^ Cunningham, Coins of Ancient India 1891, pp. 22–23.
- ^ Allchin, F. R. (1964). "An Inscribed Weight from Mathurā". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 7 (2): 201–205. doi:10.2307/3596241. ISSN 0022-4995. JSTOR 3596241.