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Land in Assyria was measured by homers rather than by feddans or acres as in Babylonia.

From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Over 1,600,000 feddans were held in holdings of from 5 to 50 feddans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

"Thou wilt add four feddans of land to that I will answer for the Mudir."

From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete by Parker, Gilbert

Then, when the Two Strange People had been struck with panic, the Syrian donkey- market, and the five hundred feddans of American cotton, and the new schools would be his for a song—or a curse.

From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2 by Parker, Gilbert

Then, when the Two Strange People had been struck with panic, the Syrian donkey-market, and the five hundred feddans of American cotton, and the new schools would be his for a song—or a curse.

From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete by Parker, Gilbert