Egyptian cubit
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The Egyptian cubit was an ancient unit of length used in Pharaonic Egypt, fundamental for architecture, land surveying, and everyday measurements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian cubit canonical | 1 |
| Egyptian metrology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807960 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egyptian cubit Context triple: [Pharaonic Egypt, measurementSystem, Egyptian cubit]
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A.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
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B.
Deshret
Deshret is the ancient Egyptian Red Crown symbolizing the pharaonic authority and land of Lower Egypt.
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C.
Sothis
Sothis is an ancient Egyptian goddess personifying the star Sirius, associated with the Nile’s inundation and often linked with the goddess Isis.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egyptian cubit Target entity description: The Egyptian cubit was an ancient unit of length used in Pharaonic Egypt, fundamental for architecture, land surveying, and everyday measurements.
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A.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
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B.
Deshret
Deshret is the ancient Egyptian Red Crown symbolizing the pharaonic authority and land of Lower Egypt.
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C.
Sothis
Sothis is an ancient Egyptian goddess personifying the star Sirius, associated with the Nile’s inundation and often linked with the goddess Isis.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian unit
ⓘ
unit of length ⓘ |
| approximateSubunitCount |
28 digits per cubit
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7 palms per cubit ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFindspots |
temples in Egypt
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tombs in Egypt ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Egyptian architectural design
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Egyptian land measurement system ⓘ layout of buildings ⓘ layout of fields ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian architecture
Egyptian mathematics ⓘ ancient units of measurement ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
architectural remains
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inscribed cubit rods ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
common cubit
ⓘ
royal cubit ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | fundamental standard for Pharaonic building projects ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mediterranean measurement systems ⓘ |
| materialStandardExamples |
stone cubit rods
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wooden cubit rods ⓘ |
| measurementStandardizedBy | cubit rod ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Biblical cubit
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Mesopotamian cubit ⓘ |
| subdivision |
digit
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palm ⓘ span ⓘ |
| system |
Egyptian cubit
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Egyptian metrology
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| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| typicalLength |
about 20.6 inches
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about 52.3 centimeters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian architects
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Egyptian craftsmen ⓘ Egyptian surveyors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architecture
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construction planning ⓘ everyday measurements ⓘ land surveying ⓘ monument building ⓘ pyramid construction ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| usedInContext |
construction of pyramids at Giza
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design of Egyptian temples ⓘ planning of irrigation works ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Egyptian cubit Description of subject: The Egyptian cubit was an ancient unit of length used in Pharaonic Egypt, fundamental for architecture, land surveying, and everyday measurements.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Egyptian metrology