Goods & Taxes

Daily Life - Civilisations Museum, Cairo - Museums

Cubits

Below are 2 images of Cubits. Each section of the Cubit is roughly 2 finger widths wide. Cubits were used to measure everything in Ancient Egypt, up to and including whole areas for housing and the sizes of fields

CM - Example of a Cubit - each section is roughly 2 finger widths wide

CM - Examples of Cubits which were used to measure areas such as the size of fields

Weigh Scales and Goods Tags

CM - Goods Tags - attached to describe their contents

CM - Goods Tags - attached to describe their contents - 1

CM - Examples of weigh scales and the weights used to work out values at markets

CM - Goods Tags - attached to describe their contents - 2

Model showing the visit to the Taxman

Wooden Statue of Niankhpepy Kim, Head of the Treasury

Statue from the Late Period of Goddess Hathor with the Treasurer Psamtik

CM08b - Statue from the Late Period of Goddess Hathor with the Treasurer Psamtik

CM08a - Statue from the Late Period of Goddess Hathor with the Treasurer Psamtik

CM08 - Statue from the Late Period of Goddess Hathor with the Treasurer Psamtik

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