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168 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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168 months ago

Ana Florencia Fernández   wrote:

the wall turned westwards some xxxx rods/yards/feet

My comment:

You will have to make the conversion, Barbara, to the length unit you like best. :)

My references:

4. m. Medida lineal, que se tomó de la distancia que media desde el codo a la extremidad de la mano.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=codo

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168 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

changed for some six-hundred ells

My comment:

The direction of the wall changed...

My references:

RAE defincition of codo (measurement)
4. Medida lineal, que se tomó de la distancia que media desde el codo a la extremidad de la mano.
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos.

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168 months ago

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This is a CUBIT: Cubit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with the quantum computing concept Qubit. For the bone, see Ulna. For other uses, see Cubit (disambiguation). Egyptian cubit rule of 0.52m The Nippur cubit-rod in the Archeological Museum of Istanbul, Turkey The cubit is a traditional unit of length, based on the length of the forearm. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in Antiquity, in the Middle Ages and into Early Modern Times. The Egyptian hieroglyph for the cubit shows the symbol of a forearm. The Egyptian cubit was subdivided into 7 palms of 4 digits each; surviving cubit rods are between 52.3 and 52.9 cm (20.6 to 20.8 inches) in length.[1] Over time, various cubits and variations on the cubit have measured: 6 palms, or 24 digits 7 palms, or 28 digits[1]

168 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

Barbara, I believe Jane is right. It would be: "six-hundred cubits". Thanks, Jane