Nile Valley near Luxor#

Nile Valley near Luxor
Nile Valley near Luxor, January 2009, © Gerhard Huber, under CC BY-NC 4.0 +Edu

A unique natural phenomenon decided on weal and woe of the ancient Egyptian kingdoms: the annual inundation of the Nile, which brought the fertile silt. To predict them exactly was the big goal.
Über Wohl und Wehe der altägyptischen Reiche bestimmte ein einzigartiges Naturphänomen, die alljährliche Nilflut, die den fruchtbaren Schlamm brachte. Diese genau vorherzusagen, war das große Ziel.