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On Sun, 03 May 2009 07:02:53 +1200, in sci.archaeology, Eric Stevens
wrote:

>On Sat, 2 May 2009 07:03:00 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
><jacklinthicum@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>On May 2, 10:00�am, Tom McDonald <tmcdonald2...@charter.net> wrote:
>>> Eric Stevens wrote:
>>> > On Sat, 2 May 2009 03:35:01 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
>>> > <jacklinthi...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >> On May 1, 11:10 pm, Eric Stevens <eric.stev...@sum.co.nz> wrote:
>>>
>>> >> I have decided you are a form of critic that is never satisfied. You
>>> >> state you have demonstrated knowledge of Egyptian measurements but do
>>> >> not know the difference between a khet (length) and a khet (area.
>>> >> Think mile, square mile.
>>>
>>> > What is more, I never will be satisfied while you insist on answering
>>> > my simple question about what is meant by 'khat', by finding and
>>> > dumping on me long quotes about 'khet'.
>>>
>>> > � �'khet' �# �'khat' �
>>>
>>> > �... even if they almost look the same.
>>>
>>> I will not attempt to challenge your knowledge of Egyptian
>>> measurement, but I think Kanga's use of "khat" in this thread
>>> might have been a simple typo. The word he quoted immediately
>>> before his typing "khat" was "khet". I took "khat" as a typo, and
>>> read the rest of his post. It scanned, as well as anything Kanga
>>> writes scans, fine taking his "khat" to mean "khet".
>>>
>>> But again, I have not followed this thread in the detail as have
>>> you and Jack, so I don't offer this as anything but a possibility
>>> that may, if correct, help solve a minor mystery.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> When Tyrants tremble, sick with fear,
>>> And hear their death-knell ringing;
>>> When friends rejoice, both far and near,
>>> How can I keep from singing.
>>
>>Besides khat = headdress, khet = measurement
>>
>>Look it up
>
>If you examine the first two items found at http://tinyurl.com/cxbd2h
>you will conclude that "a khat, (is) a twisted cord of 100 cubits
>(used) by "rope stretchers", called harpedonaptai" Unfortunately I
>cannot get to the relevant part of the site) and also that the khat is
>a measuring device.  Separate research will show that a khet is indeed
>a unit of measure but it is a unit of area.
>

Khat means the physical body:
http://tinyurl.com/cv96g5 as well as headdress. 

Khet is the unit of measurement, 100 cubits.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jBNUAAAAMAAJ&q=khet+twisted+cord+%22100+cubits%22&dq=khet+twisted+cord+%22100+cubits%22&num=100&ei=Yeb_SdZrgoTKBIL61IIL&pgis=1
http://tinyurl.com/cbowu2

http://tinyurl.com/cgz6ha

and more here, with mention of the 'square' khet
http://tinyurl.com/d69vso

The first two items at your url have a Springer article where I can only
assume they spelled it wrong, and the 2nd something that looks irrelevant
to this discussion. The 4th mentions Khat again but not only is it a very
different time period, I see no reason to take it seriously (a power point
presentation about measuring the earth).

Doug
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