Engineering:Saqqara ostracon
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The Saqqara ostracon is an ostracon, an Egyptian antiquity tracing to the period of Djoser (2650 BC).[1]
Excavation
It was excavated in or near 1925[1] in Djoser's Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt.[2]
Description
It is an apparently complete flake made of limestone. It is 15 × 17.5 × 5 cm.[1] In a few places, small portions of the surface seem to have been scaled away. It appears to date to the period of Djoser (~2650 BC).[citation needed]
Units written about
The ostracon has mentioned several units:[1]
The curve
The curve appears catenary.[2]
See also
- Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
- Ancient Egyptian mathematics
- Ancient Egyptian technology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Battiscombe Gunn (1926). "AN ARCHITECT'S DIAGRAM OF THE 3RD DYNASTY". http://www.egyptorigins.org/saqqaraostracon.htm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An Ancient Egyptian Catenary Construction Curve". 1926. http://www.egyptorigins.org/catenarycurve.htm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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