Re: hypothetical Yangshao calendar (early China)
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Date: 03/24/05
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Date: 24 Mar 2005 08:13:37 -0800
Franz Gnaedinger wrote:
>
> Paul: you are right in saying that the Horus Eye series
> was also used for dividing the hekat. 1 cubic cubit
> equals 30 hekat. 1 hekat equals 320 ro. The Horus Eye
> divisions of the hekat yield 160 80 40 20 10 5 ro.
>
The word "ro" with a "mouth" hieroglyph probably indicating "mouthful."
The idea of capacity measure may come from the practice of dividing
things in half.
Take, for example, a brick of gold. Divide in half, in turns by each
dimension, 6 times.
You end up with 64 units of the same proportions of the original brick.
Regards,
Paul Kekai Manansala
http://sambali.blogspot.com
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