Egyptian Cubit

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 07 September 2019
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Limestone fragment of an ancient Egyptian cubit in the shape of a five-edged ruler, from Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. New Kingdom of Egypt, 1550-1070 BCE.

The Neues Museum, Berlin.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Egyptian Cubit. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11160/egyptian-cubit/

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