Pechys (unit)

The Pechys is a unit of length used in antiquity, usually 24 finger widths , the so-called classic cubit .

• Unless otherwise specified, the designated metrological Term Pechys the classical Greco-Roman Elle, the ulna , the Pechys ephtymetrikos to 1½ feet .
• The Pechys neilos, literally the Nile cubit , also simply called Neilos for short , is - as is common in ancient Egypt - divided into 28 finger-widths.
• The Pechys histonikos even Mesopotamian Elle or short Mesopotamos called, is a half sexagesimal unit length. It always measures 60 ÷ 2 = 30 finger widths.
• In Damascus (Syria) the following applies: 1 Pechys = 280 1/5 Parisian lines = 604 millimeters

The measure was also known as the large spade and was about 40 millimeters larger than the small spade.

See also

• Ancient weights and measures (ancient Egypt)
• Old weights and measures (ancient)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 230
2. ↑ Jurende's patriotic pilgrims: Business and entertainment book. Volume 21, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 275