[78-L] What's a cubit?

[Steve]

I have a feeling that it was the length from elbow to fingertip of the
current pharaoh - so it changed

steve

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Don Cox
Sent: 30 September 2013 09:23
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: Re: [78-L] What's a cubit?

On 29/09/2013, Dave Burnham wrote:

> Roughly 20 inches. (It wasn't a precise measurement.)
> 
Length of your forearm (elbow to fingertip).

It's a pity that modern units of length no longer relate to the human body.
The foot is a good unit to use when designing a staircase, for instance.

Even in Cuba.

Regards
--
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net

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