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and an ukla. And how much is an ukla? It is 1/5th of 1/4th of a kav. And in the case of liquid measures, one may prepare a hin, which is 12 log; and a half-hin, or 6 log; and a third-hin, or 4 log; and 1/4th-hin, 3 log; and a log; and a half-log; and 1/4th-log; and an 8th-log; and an 8th of an
The Talmud asks: And let one also prepare a measure equal to two kav. The Talmud answers that this measure is not used, lest people come to mistake it for a tarkav, which is 3 kav. The Talmud observes: Apparently, people err by 1/3rd of a measure. If that is so, one should also not prepare a measu
The Talmud again suggests: Apparently, people err by 1/4th of a measure. If that is so, one should also not prepare measures of a half-tomen, which is 1/16th of a kav, and an ukla, which is 1/20th of a kav. Since they differ by only 1/5th, there is a concern that people might mistake one measure f
The Talmud continues: If people err by 1/4th of a measure, then since one may prepare a measure equal to 4 log, 1/3rd of a hin, let one not prepare a measure equal to 3 log, 1/4th of a hin. The Talmud answers: Since these measures were used in the Temple, the rabbis did not decree that they not be
§ Shmuel says: If the residents of a certain place want to change the standard of their measures and augment them by a certain fraction, they may not increase the measures by more than 1/6th, and they may not increase the value of a coin by more than 1/6th of its previous value. And one who profits