DISTANCES

1 HORT = 1 and 1/4 inches = 3.2 centimetres (approx)

The hort is approximately and inch and a quarter in length.

—Tribesmen of Gor, p 49

1 GOREAN FOOT (10horts) = 12 and 1/2 inches = 32 cm (approx)

The Gorean foot is, in my estimation, just slightly longer than the Earth foot; based on the supposition that each of its ten horts is roughly one and one-quarter inches long.

—Raiders of Gor, p 127

1 AH-IL = 18 inches (approx) = 46.15 cm (approx)

1 AH-RAL (10 ah-il) = 180 inches (approx 15ft) = 461.5 cm (approx 5m)

1 PASANG = 1/7th of a mile(3,696 US ft) = 1.2 km (approx 1232m)

The pasang is a measure of distance on Gor, equivalent approximately to 0.7 of a mile.

—Tarnsman of Gor, p 58

Hand, as height:

a measurement of height, primarily of kaiila. Both the Wagon People’s kaiila and the sand kaiila of the Tahari stand about twenty to twenty-two hands at the shoulder.

WEIGHT/MASS

1 GOREAN STONE = 4 US pounds = 1.8 kilograms (approx)

1 GOREAN WEIGHT (10 stone) = 40 US pounds = 18.14 kg (approx)

LIQUID VOLUME

1 TALU = 2 US gallons = 7.5 litres (approx)

The Gill

Measures liquids.

In a matter of perhaps two or three seconds, it had drawn perhaps a gill of liquid.

— Outlaw of Gor, p 34

The Tef

Basically the equivalent of a fistfull.

The Tefa

6 Tefs

The Huda

5 Tefa

A handful with the five fingers closed, not open, is a tef. Six such handfuls constitute a tefa, which is a tiny basket. Five such baskets constitute a huda.

—Tribesmen of Gor, p 46

SOLID VOLUME

The following measurements are “trade weights,” meaning that they are, like the ah-il, variable according to the hand size of the measurer. Nevertheless, due to their ease of use, they are retained by the Goreans as practical ways to measure solid volume in a distributary environment, particularly in trade-based Gorean settings where standardised measurements are not available for handy measurement:

1 TEF = a closed handful of whatever produce (such as dates) is being weighed. 6 tefs equals one “tefa.”

1 TEFA = 6 tefs (or closed handfuls), or roughly the amount of merchandise it would take to fill a small basket. 5 tefas equal 1 “huda.”

1 HUDA = 5 tefa, or small baskets full.

In addition, it only stands to reason that Goreans would also rely upon the “squared measure” of their distance units in measuring solid mass as well as space. The use of the Gorean “square foot” is highly likely, as is the “square hort,” the “square ah-il” and “square ah-ral,” and the “square pasang.”

The Stone

The basic unit of weight, equivalent to 4 Earth pounds.

I have calculated this from the Weight, a Gorean unit of measurement based on the Stone, which is about four Earth pounds.

—Raiders of Gor, p 127

The Weight

10 Stones

A given tree, annually, yields between one and five Gorean weights of fruit. A weight is some ten stone, or some forty Earth pounds.

—Tribesmen of Gor, p 37

I have calculated this from the Weight, a Gorean unit of measurement based on the Stone, which is about four Earth pounds. A Weight is ten Stone.

—Raiders of Gor, p 127

Length

The Ah-il and Ah-ral

Measures used in the sale and use of cloth.

Cloth is measured in the ah-il, which is the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, and the ah-ral, which is ten ah-ils.

—Tribesmen of Gor, p 50

Time

Ahn of the Gorean Day Compared to the Earth Hour
GOREAN AHN	EARTH HOUR
1st   AHN	12:01 AM – 1:12 AM
2nd  AHN	1:13 AM – 2:24 AM
3rd  AHN	2:25 AM – 3:36 AM
4th  AHN	3:37 AM – 4:48 AM
5th  AHN	4:49 AM – 6:00 AM
6th  AHN	6:01 AM – 7:12 AM
7th  AHN	7:13 AM – 8:24 AM
8th  AHN	8:25 AM – 9:36 AM
9th  AHN	9:37 AM – 10:48 AM
10th AHN (Gorean Noon)	10:49 AM – 12:00 PM
11th AHN	12:01 PM – 1:12 PM
12th AHN	1:13 PM – 2:24 PM
13th AHN	2:25 PM – 3:36 PM
14th AHN	3:37 PM – 4:48 PM
15th AHN	4:49 PM – 6:00 PM
16th AHN	6:01 PM – 7:12 PM
17th AHN	7:13 PM – 8:24 PM
18th AHN	8:25 PM – 9:36 PM
19th AHN	9:37 PM – 10:48 PM
20th AHN (Gorean Midnight)	10:49 PM – 12:00 AM

GOREAN CALENDAR

Month of En’Kara (The First Turning)
[First Hand (March 21-25) Gorean New Year
[Second Hand (March 26-30) The Fair of En’Kara
[Third Hand (March 31-April 4) Wagon People, The Return to Turia
[Fourth Hand (April 5-9)
[Fifth Hand (April 10-14)
First Passage Hand (April 15-19) The Planting Feast of Sa-Tarna

Second Month
[First Hand (April 20-24)
[Second Hand (April 25-29)
[Third Hand (April 30-May 4)
[Fourth Hand (May 5-9)
[Fifth Hand (May 10-14)
Second Passage Hand (May 15-19) Wagon People Games of Love War

Month of Camerius
[First Hand (May 20-24)
[Second Hand (May 25-29)
[Third Hand (May 30-June 3)
[Fourth Hand (June 4-8)
[Fifth Hand (June 9-13)
Third Passage Hand (June 14-18)

Month of En’Var (The First Resting)
[First Hand (July 19-23) Turian New Year
[Second Hand (June 24-28) The Fair of En’Var
[Third Hand (June 29-July 3)
[Fourth Hand (July 4-8)
[Fifth Hand (July 9-13)
Fourth Passage Hand (July 14-18)

Fifth Month
[First Hand (July 19-23)
[Second Hand (July 24-28)
[Third Hand (July 29 -August 2)
[Fourth Hand (August 3-7)
[Fifth Hand (August 8-12) Kajuralia in Ar
Fifth Passage Hand (August 13-17) Love Feast in Ar

Sixth Month
[First Hand (August 18-22)
[Second Hand (August 23-27)
[Third Hand (August 28-Sept. 1)
[Fourth Hand (Sept. 2-6)
[Fifth Hand (Sept. 7-11)
Sixth Passage Hand (Sept. 12-16)

Month of Se’Kara
[First Hand (Sept. 17-21)
[Second Hand (Sept. 22-26) The Passing of Turia (Wagon People)
[Third Hand (Sept. 27-Oct. 1) The Fair of Se’Kara
[Fourth Hand ( Oct. 2-6)
[Fifth Hand (Oct. 7-11) Festival of the 25th of Se’Kara (Port Kar)
Seventh Passage Hand (Oct. 12-16)

Eighth Month
[First Hand (Oct. 17-21)
[Second Hand (Oct. 22-26)
[Third Hand (Oct. 27-31)Feast of Fools
[Fourth Hand (Nov.. 1-5)
[Fifth Hand (Nov. 6-10)
Eight Passage Hand (Nov. 11-15)

Ninth Month
[First Hand (Nov. 16-20) Torvaldsland, The Thing The Wintering
[Second Hand (Nov. 21-25)
[Third Hand (Nov. 26-30)
[Fourth Hand (Dec. 1-5)
[Fifth Hand (Dec. 6-10)
Ninth Passage Hand (Dec. 11-15)

Month of Se’Var
[First Hand (Dec. 16-20)
[Second Hand (Dec. 21-25)New Year (Wagon People) Fair of Se’Var
[Third Hand (Dec. 26-30)
[Fourth Hand (Dec. 31-Jan. 4)
[Fifth Hand (Jan. 5-9)
Tenth Passage Hand (Jan. 10-14)

Eleventh Month
[First Hand (Jan. 15-19)
[Second Hand (Jan. 20-24)
[Third Hand (Jan. 25-29)
[Fourth Hand (Jan. 30-Feb. 3)
[Fifth Hand (Feb. 4-8)
Eleventh Passage Hand (Feb. 9-13)

Twelfth Month
[First Hand (Feb. 14-18)
[Second Hand (Feb. 19-23)
[Third Hand (Feb. 24-28)
[Fourth Hand (March 1-5)
[Fifth Hand (March 6-10)
Twelfth Passage Hand (March 11-15) Southern Cities Carnival, Kajurlia in all cities except Ar.

The Waiting Hand (March 16-20)