| Pharaonic Egypt had a standardized system of weights and measures.The standardized system of weights and measures was consistent with the ancient Egyptian concepts of order,truth,justice,and morality.The system of weights and measures in ancient Egypt was well developed.Its linear measuring unit was cubit,which was a very important measuring system in the measuring system of weights and measures.Ancient Egypt was generally divided into two main linear measuring systems,the royal cubit system and the smell cubit system.There are many differences between the two measuring systems.No matter in the use of the field or in the length of the obvious difference.The system of weights and measures is constantly developing and changing,and the cubit system is also constantly enriching and developing and changing,but in general,the development is very stable.There are numerous records of the cubit in early historical inscriptions and in various stelas as well as in papyrus of tax,economics,architecture,and mathematics.Rhind Mathematical Papyrus and Moscow Mathematical Papyrus have made clear the division of linear measurement in detail.The cubit is also useful for more than just measuring these kinds of activities.The ancient Egyptians’ pursuit of immortality also applied to scale,and the concrete length of life was also abstracted to a small cubit,which is interesting.The use of cubits at the same time was not the same,and the ancient Egyptians made a clear distinction between systems of weights and measures,which made them more detailed and complete.The ancient Egyptians were inseparable from cubits in all aspects,so they needed a stable linear unit of measurement in social life,economic activities and agriculture.Thus,order is maintained and social life is more stable. |