Convert cubit (ordinary Egyptian) to barleycorn
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for cubit (ordinary Egyptian):
The ordinary Egyptian cubit is estimated to be 45 cm long. This was shorter than the Royal Egyptian "long" cubit.
Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.