The architect Kha's protractor
Popular Physics
2011-07-26 v1
Abstract
Kha was an architect at Deir El-Medina, Egypt, supervisor of some projects completed during the reigns of three kings of the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1440-1350 BC). Buried with his wife Merit, the items of their tomb are exposed at the Egyptian Museum, Torino. After a description of some devices of the ancient Egypt masonry (cubits, cords, plumb, levels and squares), that Kha used during his activity, I discuss an object among those found in his tomb, which, in my opinion, could be used a protractor.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1107.4946,
title = {The architect Kha's protractor},
author = {Amelia Carolina Sparavigna},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.4946},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Ancient Egyptian instruments