Convert Palmo (Old Spanish) to Shesep (palm) (Ancient Egypt)

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palmo
Old Spanish
shesep (palm)
Ancient Egypt

This page features online conversion from palmo to shesep (palm). These units belong to different measurement systems. The first one is from Old Spanish. The second one is from Ancient Egypt.

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.
palmo to kilometer (km)
palmo to meter (m)
palmo to centimeter (cm)
palmo to millimeter (mm)
Units: kilometer (km)  / meter (m)  / centimeter (cm)  / millimeter (mm)
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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.
palmo to mile (mi)
palmo to yard (yd)
palmo to inch (in)
Units: mile (mi)  / yard (yd)  / foot (ft)  / inch (in)
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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.
palmo to iteru (river measure)
palmo to knet (rod of cord)
palmo to nbiw (pole)
palmo to meh niswt (royal cubit)
palmo to meh nedjes (short cubit)
palmo to remen
palmo to djeser, bu
palmo to pedj-aa (large span)
palmo to pedj-sheser (small span)
palmo to amem (fist)
palmo to deret (hand)
palmo to shesep (palm)
palmo to djeba (finger)
Units: iteru (river measure)  / knet (rod of cord)  / nbiw (pole)  / meh niswt (royal cubit)  / meh nedjes (short cubit)  / remen  / djeser, bu  / pedj-aa (large span)  / pedj-sheser (small span)  / amem (fist)  / deret (hand)  / shesep (palm)  / djeba (finger)
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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.
palmo to schoinos (σχοινός)
palmo to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
palmo to dolichos (δόλιχος)
palmo to milion (μίλιον)
palmo to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
palmo to diaulos (δίαυλος)
palmo to στάδιον, stadion
palmo to stadium olympic
palmo to stadium attic
palmo to stadium ptolemey
palmo to plethron (πλέθρον)
palmo to hamma (ἅμμα)
palmo to dekapous (δεκάπους)
palmo to akaina (ἄκαινα)
palmo to kalamos (κάλαμος)
palmo to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
palmo to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
palmo to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
palmo to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
palmo to pygōn (πυγών)
palmo to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
palmo to pous (πούς, foot)
palmo to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
palmo to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
palmo to lichas (λιχάς)
palmo to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
palmo to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
palmo to dōron (δῶρον)
palmo to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
palmo to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
palmo to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)
Units: schoinos (σχοινός)  / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)  / dolichos (δόλιχος)  / milion (μίλιον)  / hippikon (ἱππικόν)  / diaulos (δίαυλος)  / στάδιον, stadion  / stadium olympic  / stadium attic  / stadium ptolemey  / plethron (πλέθρον)  / hamma (ἅμμα)  / dekapous (δεκάπους)  / akaina (ἄκαινα)  / kalamos (κάλαμος)  / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)  / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)  / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)  / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)  / pygōn (πυγών)  / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)  / pous (πούς, foot)  / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)  / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)  / lichas (λιχάς)  / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)  / dichas (διχάς, midfoot)  / dōron (δῶρον)  / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)  / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)  / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)
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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.
palmo to schœnus (rush rope)
palmo to leuga (league)
palmo to mille passus (mile)
palmo to stadium (stade, furlong)
palmo to actus
palmo to decempeda
palmo to pertica (perch)
palmo to passus (pace)
palmo to pes sestertius
palmo to gradus (step)
palmo to cubitus (cubit)
palmo to palmipes
palmo to pes (foot)
palmo to palmus major (palm length)
palmo to palmus (palm width)
palmo to uncia (inch)
palmo to pollex (thumb)
palmo to digitus (finger)
Units: schœnus (rush rope)  / leuga (league)  / mille passus (mile)  / stadium (stade, furlong)  / actus  / decempeda  / pertica (perch)  / passus (pace)  / pes sestertius  / gradus (step)  / cubitus (cubit)  / palmipes  / pes (foot)  / palmus major (palm length)  / palmus (palm width)  / uncia (inch)  / pollex (thumb)  / digitus (finger)
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Biblical

palmo to cubit
palmo to span
palmo to handbreadth
palmo to etzbah
Units: cubit  / span  / handbreadth  / etzbah
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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.
palmo to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
palmo to legua marina (nautical)
palmo to legua
palmo to milla marina (nautical)
palmo to milla
palmo to cuerda of Valencia
palmo to cuerda
palmo to estadal
palmo to braza
palmo to paso
palmo to vara
palmo to codo de ribera
palmo to codo
palmo to pie
palmo to palmo
palmo to coto
palmo to pulgada
palmo to linea
palmo to punto
Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree)  / legua marina (nautical)  / legua  / milla marina (nautical)  / milla  / cuerda of Valencia  / cuerda  / estadal  / braza  / paso  / vara  / codo de ribera  / codo  / pie  / palmo  / coto  / pulgada  / linea  / punto
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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.
palmo to braça
palmo to toesa
palmo to passo geométrico
palmo to vara
palmo to côvado
palmo to pé
palmo to palmo de craveira
palmo to polegada
palmo to linha
palmo to ponto
Units: braça  / toesa  / passo geométrico  / vara  / côvado  /  / palmo de craveira  / polegada  / linha  / ponto
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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions
palmo to lieue commune
palmo to lieue marine
palmo to lieue de post
palmo to lieue metrique
palmo to arpent
palmo to perche
palmo to toise
palmo to pied [foot]
palmo to pouce [inch]
palmo to ligne
Units: lieue commune  / lieue marine  / lieue de post  / lieue metrique  / arpent  / perche  / toise  / pied [foot]  / pouce [inch]  / ligne
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Old Russian

palmo to mile
palmo to verst
palmo to mezhevaya verst
palmo to kosaya sazhen
palmo to sazhen
palmo to makhovaya sazhen
palmo to arshin
palmo to ell
palmo to foot
palmo to pyad
palmo to vershok
palmo to inch
palmo to line
Units: mile  / verst  / mezhevaya verst  / kosaya sazhen  / sazhen  / makhovaya sazhen  / arshin  / ell  / foot  / pyad  / vershok  / inch  / line
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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.
palmo to meile
palmo to ruthe
palmo to elle
palmo to fuss
palmo to zoll
palmo to linie
Units: meile  / ruthe  / elle  / fuss  / zoll  / linie
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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.
palmo to meile
palmo to ruthe
palmo to klafner
palmo to fuss
palmo to zoll
palmo to linie
palmo to punkt
Units: meile  / ruthe  / klafner  / fuss  / zoll  / linie  / punkt
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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.
palmo to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
palmo to mil (mile)
palmo to fjärdingsväg
palmo to rev before 1855
palmo to rev after 1855
palmo to stång
palmo to famn (fanthom)
palmo to aln (forealrm)
palmo to fot (foot)
palmo to kvarter
palmo to tvärhand (hand)
palmo to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
palmo to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
palmo to linje (line) before 1855
palmo to linje (line) after 1855
Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)  / mil (mile)  / fjärdingsväg  / rev before 1855  / rev after 1855  / stång  / famn (fanthom)  / aln (forealrm)  / fot (foot)  / kvarter  / tvärhand (hand)  / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855  / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855  / linje (line) before 1855  / linje (line) after 1855

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