Nile inundation system
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The Nile inundation system was the traditional annual flooding cycle of the Nile River that sustained Egyptian agriculture and was carefully monitored and managed using structures like nilometers.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nile flood | 1 |
| Nile floods | 1 |
| Nile irrigation canals | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural system
ⓘ
component of ancient Egyptian agriculture ⓘ hydrological phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Egyptian calendar
ⓘ
season of Akhet ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith |
Egyptian fertility rituals
ⓘ
god Hapi NERFINISHED ⓘ royal ideology of pharaoh as guarantor of order ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Blue Nile discharge
ⓘ
White Nile base flow ⓘ rainfall in Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Greek and Roman historical accounts
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian inscriptions ⓘ |
| enables | Egyptian agriculture ⓘ |
| follows | annual cycle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
annual flood
ⓘ
monitoring by nilometers ⓘ recession of floodwaters ⓘ silt deposition ⓘ |
| influences |
grain yields in ancient Egypt
ⓘ
settlement patterns along the Nile ⓘ tax assessment in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| largelyAlteredBy |
20th century river regulation
ⓘ
construction of Aswan High Dam ⓘ construction of Aswan Low Dam ⓘ |
| mainlyAffects |
Nile Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measuredIn | cubits on nilometers ⓘ |
| monitoredAt |
Elephantine nilometer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roda Island nilometer NERFINISHED ⓘ various temple nilometers ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | nilometer ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
fertile silt
ⓘ
water for irrigation ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
basin irrigation
ⓘ
local irrigation works ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nile flood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile hydrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskIfTooHigh | destructive flooding ⓘ |
| riskIfTooLow | famine ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pharaonic Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nile irrigation canals
subject surface form:
Temple of Kom Ombo
this entity surface form:
Nile floods
this entity surface form:
Nile flood