Schesep

Sheep in hieroglyphics
schesep šsp hand width

Schesep , also shep or henet , ( English also palm ) was the ancient Egyptian name of the ancient Egyptian hand width , which measured 7.5 centimeters. A hand's breadth was the length of four Djeba ( fingers ). Seven Schesep resulted in a king's cell and six Schesep made a small cubit (0.45 meters). The Schesep unit of measurement was used, among other things, to measure the height of the Nile flood .

See also

• Ancient weights and measures (ancient Egypt)
• Harpedo tapes

literature

• Rainer Hannig : Large Concise Dictionary Egyptian-German: (2800–950 BC) . von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9 , p. 1319.