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The merkhet or merjet (Ancient Egyptian: mrḫt, 'instrument of knowing') was an ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument. It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle. It was used to track the alignment of certain stars called decans or "baktiu" in the Ancient Egyptian. When visible, the stars could be used to measure the time at night. There were 10 stars for the 10 hours of the night; the day had a total of 24 hours including 12 hours for the day, 1 hour for sunset, and 1 hour for sunrise. Merkhets were used to replace sundials, which were useless during the dark.

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  • كانت مرخت أداة مصرية قديمة للمسح وضبط . اشتملت على استخدام قضيب مع خط راسيا، متصل بمقبض خشبي. تم استخدامه لتتبع محاذاة بعض النجوم تسمى العشريات في مصر القديمة. عندما تكون مرئية، يمكن استخدام النجوم لقياس الوقت في الليل. كانت هناك 10 نجوم خلال 10 ساعات من الليل؛ كان إجمالي اليوم 24 ساعة بما في ذلك 12 ساعة في اليوم، وساعة واحدة للغروب، وساعة واحدة لشروق الشمس. تم استخدام مرخت لتحل محل الساعات الشمسية، والتي كانت عديمة الفائدة في الظلام. (ar)
  • El merjet (instrumento del saber), o merkhet,​ (transliteración de mrḫt​) era un reloj estelar utilizado para medir las horas nocturnas (una especie de astrolabio) por los egipcios. Se trata de una plomada con un mango de madera,​ y servía para realizar un seguimiento de la alineación de las estrellas con el fin de conocer la hora nocturna, siempre que las estrellas pudieran verse. Era más eficaz que otros dispositivos contemporáneos, como relojes de sol, que se inutilizan en la oscuridad.​ (es)
  • The merkhet or merjet (Ancient Egyptian: mrḫt, 'instrument of knowing') was an ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument. It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle. It was used to track the alignment of certain stars called decans or "baktiu" in the Ancient Egyptian. When visible, the stars could be used to measure the time at night. There were 10 stars for the 10 hours of the night; the day had a total of 24 hours including 12 hours for the day, 1 hour for sunset, and 1 hour for sunrise. Merkhets were used to replace sundials, which were useless during the dark. (en)
  • Il merkhet era uno strumento astronomico formato da una foglia di palma avente un intaglio sulla sommità ed una squadra col filo a piombo. Questo strumento veniva usato per determinare l' del tempio o delle piramidi, per osservare il transito al meridiano delle stelle ed anche per misurare i campi. Per conoscere le ore della notte due o più osservatori stavano seduti ad una giusta distanza l'uno di fronte all'altro, secondo l'asse Nord-Sud, tenendo lo strumento nelle mani. La nervatura della palma serviva come mirino con il quale si traguardavano le stelle che culminavano attraverso il filo a piombo della squadra e riferendosi alla sagoma dell'osservatore che volgeva le spalle a sud; un aiutante leggeva l'ora secondo la posizione che la stella aveva sulla tavola stellare. Questo oggetto, secondo alcune fonti, risale addirittura al 2600 a.C. Molto probabilmente grazie a questo strumento era possibile, nella costruzione delle piramidi, raggiungere un grado di precisione di allineamento con i punti cardinali altissimo. (it)
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  • كانت مرخت أداة مصرية قديمة للمسح وضبط . اشتملت على استخدام قضيب مع خط راسيا، متصل بمقبض خشبي. تم استخدامه لتتبع محاذاة بعض النجوم تسمى العشريات في مصر القديمة. عندما تكون مرئية، يمكن استخدام النجوم لقياس الوقت في الليل. كانت هناك 10 نجوم خلال 10 ساعات من الليل؛ كان إجمالي اليوم 24 ساعة بما في ذلك 12 ساعة في اليوم، وساعة واحدة للغروب، وساعة واحدة لشروق الشمس. تم استخدام مرخت لتحل محل الساعات الشمسية، والتي كانت عديمة الفائدة في الظلام. (ar)
  • El merjet (instrumento del saber), o merkhet,​ (transliteración de mrḫt​) era un reloj estelar utilizado para medir las horas nocturnas (una especie de astrolabio) por los egipcios. Se trata de una plomada con un mango de madera,​ y servía para realizar un seguimiento de la alineación de las estrellas con el fin de conocer la hora nocturna, siempre que las estrellas pudieran verse. Era más eficaz que otros dispositivos contemporáneos, como relojes de sol, que se inutilizan en la oscuridad.​ (es)
  • The merkhet or merjet (Ancient Egyptian: mrḫt, 'instrument of knowing') was an ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument. It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle. It was used to track the alignment of certain stars called decans or "baktiu" in the Ancient Egyptian. When visible, the stars could be used to measure the time at night. There were 10 stars for the 10 hours of the night; the day had a total of 24 hours including 12 hours for the day, 1 hour for sunset, and 1 hour for sunrise. Merkhets were used to replace sundials, which were useless during the dark. (en)
  • Il merkhet era uno strumento astronomico formato da una foglia di palma avente un intaglio sulla sommità ed una squadra col filo a piombo. Questo strumento veniva usato per determinare l' del tempio o delle piramidi, per osservare il transito al meridiano delle stelle ed anche per misurare i campi. (it)
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