Kite (unit)

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Kite was an Egyptian unit of mass (measure of weight) that was divided into decimal places. The measure is taken from the 11th to 9th centuries BC. u. Z. assigned.

  • 1 kite = 1/10 Deben = 1/100 Sep ≈ 4.5 to 29.9 grams (= 9.1 grams)
    • 1 deben = 1/10 sep = 10 qedet = 94 grams
    • 1 Sep = 10 Deben = 100 Qedet = 940 grams

literature

  • Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit lexicon: terms, formulas and constants from natural sciences, technology and medicine. Springer-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-32283-211-5 , p. 212.
  • Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon. Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich 1986, ISBN 978-3-41102-148-2 , pp. 61, 279

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon. Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich 1986, ISBN 978-3-41102-148-2 , p. 143.