page_title: Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
section_title: Volume
hierarchical_section_title: Ancient Egyptian units of measurement / Volume
caption_attribution_description: English: Text of Rhind Mathematical Papyrus #80
context_page_description: The ancient Egyptian units of measurement are those used by the dynasties of ancient Egypt prior to its incorporation in the Roman Empire and general adoption of Roman, Greek, and Byzantine units of measurement. The units of length seem to have originally been anthropic, based on various parts of the human body, although these were standardized using cubit rods, strands of rope, and official measures maintained at some temples.
  Following Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia and subsequent death, his bodyguard and successor Ptolemy assumed control in Egypt, partially reforming its measurements, introducing some new units and hellenized names for others.
context_section_description: Units of volume appear in the mathematical papyri. For example, computing the volume of a circular granary in RMP 42 involves cubic cubits, khar, heqats, and quadruple heqats. RMP 80 divides heqats of grain into smaller henu.
  The oipe was also formerly romanized as the apet.
caption: Problem 80 on the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: As for vessels (debeh) used in measuring grain by the functionaries of the granary: done into henu, 1 hekat makes 10; ​1⁄2 makes 5; ​1⁄4 makes ​2 1⁄2; etc.[1][8]
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