Khet
/kɛt/noun
An ancient Egyptian unit of length, traditionally equal to 100 royal cubits.
Did you know?The khet was tied to the royal cubit, a measurement associated with pharaonic building projects, including temples and monumental tombs.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
ḫt
“A written Egyptian measurement term conventionally transliterated as khet.”
Pharaonic Egypt
Egyptian
ḫt
“A unit of distance defined as 100 royal cubits.”
19th Century
Egyptology
khet
“Scholarly Latin-alphabet transliteration used in discussions of ancient Egyptian measures.”
Modern English
English
khet
“An ancient Egyptian unit of length, usually explained as approximately 52.5 metres, depending on the value assigned to the royal cubit.”