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>The text mentions a Levantine tribe called Shasu and its warriors: “The [valley region] is infested with Shasu … some of them are of four cubits or of five cubits, from head to foot, fierce of face, their heart is not mild, and they hearken not to coaxing
>That may not mean anything to a modern reader, but to Egyptians familiar with their royal cubit length, that was a truly impressive size. In modern terminology, four to five Egyptian cubits is from just under 7 feet to 8 feet, 7 inches tall
First is from the Papyrus Anastasi. It's on display at the British Museum now.
Goodnight.
>That may not mean anything to a modern reader, but to Egyptians familiar with their royal cubit length, that was a truly impressive size. In modern terminology, four to five Egyptian cubits is from just under 7 feet to 8 feet, 7 inches tall
First is from the Papyrus Anastasi. It's on display at the British Museum now.
Goodnight.
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