Area
The records of areas of land date back to the early dynastic period. Gifts of land recorded in the Palermo stone are expressed in terms of kha, setat, etc. Further examples of units of area come from the mathematical papyri. Several problems in the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus for instance give the area of a rectangular plot of land (measured in setjats) and given a ratio for the lengths of the sides of the rectangles one is asked to compute the lengths of the sides.
The setat was equal to one square khet, where a khet measured 100 cubits. The setat could be divided into strips one khet long and ten cubit wide (a Kha).
| Name | Egyptian name | Equivalent Egyptian values | Metric Equivalent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kha-ta |
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100,000 sq cubits | 27,565 square meters | ||||||
| Setat (setjat) |
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1 square khet = 10,000 square cubits | 2,756½ square meters | ||||||
| Kha |
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1000 square cubits = 1/10 setat | 275.65 square meters | ||||||
| Ta | ta | 100 square cubits = 1/100 setat | 27.565 square meters | ||||||
| Shoulder (Remen) |
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1/2 ta = 50 square cubits | 13.7 square meters | ||||||
| Heseb |
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1/2 remen = 25 square cubits | 6.8 square meters | ||||||
| Sa |
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1/2 heseb = 12.5 square cubits | 3.4 square meters |
Read more about this topic: Ancient Egyptian Units Of Measurement
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