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Egyptian Weights and Measures

(Rainer Hannig, Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch, [Mainz:Zabern, 1995]).

 

A Length.

1 itrw (Iteru, Schoinos) = 20000 m (Cubit)= 10.5 km.

1 t (Khet)= 100 cubits = 52.5 m.

1 t-nw (shennoch) = 100 cubits = 52.5 m.

1 m (cubit) = 7 šsp (palms or handsbreadth) = 52.5 cm.

1 m šrr (small cubit) = 6 šsp (palms) = 45 cm.

1 rmn (forearm)= 5 šsp (palms) = 45 cm.

1 dsr (djeser)= 4 palms = 30 cm.

1 half cubit = 3.5 palms = 25.25 cms.

1 pd c3 (great span) =3.5 palms = 26.25 cm.

1 pd šrr (small span) = 3 palms = 22.5 cm.

šspwi (double palm) = 2 palms = 15 cm.

1 3mm (fist) = 1½ cm.

1 šsp (palm)= 4 dbc (finger) = 18.5 cm.

1 nbi (naubion) = 65 cm.

B. Area.

1 3-t3 (Khato)= 10 st3t (Arouras) = 10000 m2 (square cubits) = 27565 m2 = 2.75 ha.

1 st3t (Aroura) = 10000 square cubits =2756.5 m2

1 3 (Kha)= 1000 square cubits = 275.65 m2

1 t3 (ta) =100 square cubits = 27.565 m2 .

1 m t3 (mehta) = 100 square cubits = 27.565 m2

1 rmn (remen) = 0.5 t3 = 50 square cubits =25 13.7 m2

1 sb (heseb) = 0.5 remen = 25 square cubits = 6.9 m2

1 s3 (sa) = 0.5 sb =12.5 square cubits = 3.4 m2

 

C. Volume

1 dni (deni; cubic cubit) =

 

D. Liquid measure.

1h3r (khar) = 10 q3t (heqat) = 4 ipt (oipe) = 48 litres

1 ipt-n-pr (house oipe) = 50 hnw (hin) = 24 l.

1 ipt (oipe)= 1 q3t3t-fdw (quadruple hekat) = 40 hin =19.2 l.

1 q3ty (double heqat)= 9.6 l.

1 q3t (heqat) = 10 hin = 4.8 l.

1 hin = 32 r3 (ro) =0.48 l.

1 d3 (dja) = b hin =0.33 l.

1 ro = 1/32 hin = 1/320 heqat =0.015 l.

 

E. Weights.

1 dbn (deben) = 10 qdt (kite) = 91 g.

1 qdt (kite) = 9.1 g.

 

F. Currency

1 šncty (shenoti) = 1/12 dbn (deben) in silver

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