Нилометр / Элефантина

A Nilometer consists in a structure designed for measuring the clarity and the level of the water during the annual flood season. (The Level of The Waters Allowed to ancient Egyptians to calculate the next harvest, which in turn allowed the officials to calculate the taxes). There are two Nilometers at Elephantine of them is rectangular and is located near Khnum Temple, BUT The Most famous Nilometer of The Island is Nilometer (corridor) associated with the Temple of Satis -Satet- , with a ston
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