length · Ancient Egypt · Ancient

Egyptian royal cubit (reference reconstruction)

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Variant of Egyptian royal cubit

Record: M518
Definition quality: Historically reconstructed
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Definition

One Egyptian royal cubit (reference reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.52 metres.

Reference value

One Egyptian royal cubit (reference reconstruction) is understood to be about 0.52 metres.

Modern use

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

Did you know?

The royal cubit was divided into 7 palms or 28 digits. Surviving cubit rods turn an ancient body-based idea into a physical, standardized measuring tool.

Sources & evidence

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

Trivia — https://globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=4424

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.