Digit (unit)
Ancient Egypt
Table:
Name	Egyptian name	Equivalent Egyptian values	Metric equivalent

Royal cubit	meh niswt	7 palms or 28 digits	525 mm

Fist	6 digits	108 mm

Hand	5 digits	94 mm

Palm	shesep	4 digits	75 mm

Digit	djeba	1/4 palm	19 mm

With reference to the table called section "Ancient Egypt" within Digit (unit), provide an answer in a short sentence to the question below: What is the metric equivalent for the royal cubit and digit? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: The royal cubit measured 525 mm and the ancient Egyptian digit was 19 mm.