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| Nilometer |
It was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season. It was a step-like structure. IF it was low, there would be famine. If it was high it would be destructive. There was a specific mark that indicated how high the flood should be if the fields were to get soil.
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| ceiling of the Nilometer |
The ability to predict the volume of the coming inundation was part of the mystique of the Ancient Egyptian priesthood. The same skill also played a political and administrative role, since the quality of the year's flood was used to determine the levels of tax to be paid. This is where the nilometer came into play, with priests monitoring the day-to-day level of the river and announcing the awaited arrival of the summer flood.
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