The Cubit: A History and Measurement Commentary

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 6</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption">Cubit dimensions from Berriman [<a href="../../489757/#B26">8</a>].</div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Cubit</td><td align="center">Inches</td><td align="center">Meter</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Roman</td><td align="center">17.48</td><td align="center">0.444</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Egyptian (short)</td><td align="center">17.72</td><td align="center">0.450</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Greek</td><td align="center">18.23</td><td align="center">0.463</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Assyrian</td><td align="center">19.45</td><td align="center">0.494</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sumerian</td><td align="center">19.76</td><td align="center">0.502</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Egyptian (royal)</td><td align="center">20.62</td><td align="center">0.524</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Talmudist</td><td align="center">21.85</td><td align="center">0.555</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Palestinian</td><td align="center">25.24</td><td align="center">0.641</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div>

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