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² This construction, though not impossible, is not very usual, but is necessitated by the natural sequence. As, however, only the cubit, and the half cubit called *Vitasti* (span) are recognised as separate units, the three-quarter cubit and the quarter-cubit would be rather undesirable as units; on the other hand, the four kinds of cubits (see note 1) for the four classes of buildings would be more fitting, but that interpretation is not possible here because the second, third, and fourth classes are obviously meant to imply the smaller types of buildings.