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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XII. 



Of which the following is the translation : — 



3 gingelly seeds 



= 1 amu seed 



3 amu seeds 



== 1 grain of paddy 



8 grains of paddy 



'bbs 1 madeta 2 



20 madetas 



= 1 kalanda 



3 kalandas 



= 1 huna 



2 hunas 



== ^ palam 



2 half palams 



= 1 palam 



2 palams 



== 1 kulundula 



2 kulundulas 



= 1 pata 



4 patas 



=== 1 nedubba 



4 nedubbas 



= 1 laha 



4 lahas 



= 1 drona 



The following is another table written from memory : — 



2. es S3 d C3S5 «Sig® : eB§ S3z§&) Qa^sa sa 



63 S3 d (3353 <^S3<S)S^«) ®£3<^0 S53 



63 S> 6 C2iQ S3 ©£3 ©4550233 «S3 



63 S3 d §SDC>©©£S3(5>S}SD -SSS'©^ 3S3 



Which being translated reads : — 



3 tala-etas 



= 1 amu 



3 amus 



= 1 grain of paddy 



4 grains of paddy 



= 1 huna 



2 hunas 



= 1 madeta 



20 madetas 



= 1 kalanda 



12 kalandas 



= 1 palam 



2 palams 



= 1 kulundula 



4 palams 3 



= 1 pata 



4 patas 



= 1 nedumba 



4 nedumbas 



= 1 laha 



4 lahas 



= 1 drona 



4 pelas 



= 6 dronas 



6 dronas 



= 1 amuna 



4 amunas 



= 1 kiriya 4 



II. — Troy Weight. 

 The principal weight used by gold and silversmiths is the 

 seed of the madatiya. 5 It is the weight known as a 



