Elephantine, Egypt. Island in the Nile River, opposite the city of Aswan. Detail of the nilometer. Stepped construction in the rock, with marks to measure the flow of the Nile river during the annual flood season. Taxes were established on the basis of this information, besides to be able to calculate the volume of the crop to be harvested in the fields.
Elephantine, Egypt. Island in the Nile River, opposite the city of Aswan. Detail of the nilometer. Stepped construction in the rock, with marks to measure the flow of the Nile river during the annual flood season. Taxes were established on the basis of this information, besides to be able to calculate the volume of the crop to be harvested in the fields.