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  2. Ancient Egyptian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Lumber. Wood cut from Victorian Eucalyptus regnans. The harbor of Bellingham, Washington, filled with logs, 1972. Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames).

  4. Akhmim wooden tablets - Wikipedia

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    The Akhmim wooden tablets, also known as the Cairo wooden tablets[1] are two wooden writing tablets from ancient Egypt, solving arithmetical problems. They each measure around 18 by 10 inches (460 mm × 250 mm) and are covered with plaster. The tablets are inscribed on both sides.

  5. Branch (hieroglyph) - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Egyptian Branch hieroglyph, also called a Stick, [1] is a member of the trees and plants hieroglyphs. The branch is an Egyptian language biliteral with the value (kh)t, (khet)- (ḫt); it is an ideogram - (determinative), [2] for wood, tree, and the linear measure (=100 cubits). [3] The hieroglyph is described as a branch without ...

  6. Plank (wood) - Wikipedia

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    The wood is categorized as a board if its width is less than 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (64 mm), and its thickness is less than 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (38 mm). A plank used in a building as a horizontal supporting member that runs between foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist.

  7. Ancient Egyptian pottery - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian pottery includes all objects of fired clay from ancient Egypt. [ 1 ] First and foremost, ceramics served as household wares for the storage, preparation, transport, and consumption of food, drink, and raw materials. Such items include beer and wine mugs and water jugs, but also bread moulds, fire pits, lamps, and stands for ...

  8. List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Ink: Ink was used in Ancient Egypt for writing and drawing on papyrus from at least the 26th century BC. [134] Siphon: Ancient Egyptian reliefs from 1500 BC depict siphons used to extract liquids from large storage jars. [149][150] Merkhet: The merkhet was an ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument.

  9. Egyptian faience - Wikipedia

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    Tile frieze with lotus and grapes. Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt. The sintering process "covered [the material] with a true vitreous coating" as the quartz underwent vitrification, creating a bright lustre of various colours "usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass".