1. 800 Greek feet does not equal 440 cubits. (800 Egyptian feet[300mm] = 457 cubits)
2. There are websites that have figured out Herodotus description of the pyramid; one of the problems is that Herodotus is using Cubits and not Greek measurements; not in the pyramid section, but somewhere else in his History, he says an "acre" equals 100 cubits; this is the key to figuring out Herodotus measurements. Herodotus didn't get out a measuring tape... he was told the dimensions.
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The area of each side of the pyramid is equal to the slant height of the pyramid times one half of the base length.
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The area of the 280 cubit height of the pyramid squared is 78,400 square cubits (280x280=78,400).
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1 acre=10,000 squared cubits
8 acres=80,000 squared cubits

So Herodotus uses plethra to describe an "Egyptian Acre" or 1 square Khet; he is talking about area.
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If this interpretation is right... "the area of the height squared=8 st3t(field)(sq khet)"...
... then the height should be 282.84 cubits (1% error).



Edited 9 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2007 12:14AM by rich.