ocr: Measurement of Length FINGERWIDIH How many feet tall are you? Egyptians sometimes measured with feet, too, but most of their measurements of length were based on a person's arm. CUBIT The system for measuring length began with a fingerwidth. Four fingerwidths equaled a palm. A span was the distance between the tip of the little finger and the tip of the thumb of an PALM outstretched hand. A cubit was the distance between the point of the elbow Scribes measured with a measuring and the tip of the middle finger. stick, not with their own arms. Since not everyone's arms are the same See Also: len ...
