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Egyptian common/small cubit (reference reconstruction)

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Variant of Egyptian common cubit

Record: M517
Definition quality: Historically reconstructed
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Definition

One Egyptian common/small cubit (reference reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.45 metres.

Reference value

One Egyptian common/small cubit (reference reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.45 metres.

Modern use

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Did you know?

Egyptian cubit rods could carry more than one system on the same object: historical standards distinguish a 24-digit small/natural cubit from the longer 28-digit royal cubit.

Sources & evidence

Source tier Tier A — government / museum / authoritative institutional source · confidence Moderate

Trivia — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-dcb3614a6a2068ee79f7c0058ef51041/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-dcb3614a6a2068ee79f7c0058ef51041.pdf

Related measurements

metre

length · International · Modern

SI base unit of length. Its definition fixes the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299,792,458 m/s, with the second defined from the caesium-133 hyperfine frequency.