The Nile has a major role in the life of the Egyptians. The Nile flood affected the lands and inhabitants of ancient Egypt. Most of the Nilometers during the Pharaonic and Græco- Roman period was constructed in conjunction with a temple area. They were used to record the annual inundation of the Nile. During the Graeco-Roman period, the Nilometers may have had a symbolic role in addition to its religious function and related to ritual activities. The researcher spots light on the structural shape of the Nilometer appeared in the Graeco-Roman period. Several shapes appeared such as: wall with descending staircases, circular well, rectangular basin, and the columnar Nilometer.
هبة مجدي, شروق اسامة، مروة القاضي،. (2016). TYPES OF NILOMETERS IN EGYPTIAN TEMPLES DURING THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD. المجلة العلمية لکلية السياحة و الفنادق جامعة الأسکندرية, 13(1), 147-163. doi: 10.21608/thalexu.2016.47388
MLA
شروق اسامة، مروة القاضي، هبة مجدي. "TYPES OF NILOMETERS IN EGYPTIAN TEMPLES DURING THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD". المجلة العلمية لکلية السياحة و الفنادق جامعة الأسکندرية, 13, 1, 2016, 147-163. doi: 10.21608/thalexu.2016.47388
HARVARD
هبة مجدي, شروق اسامة، مروة القاضي،. (2016). 'TYPES OF NILOMETERS IN EGYPTIAN TEMPLES DURING THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD', المجلة العلمية لکلية السياحة و الفنادق جامعة الأسکندرية, 13(1), pp. 147-163. doi: 10.21608/thalexu.2016.47388
VANCOUVER
هبة مجدي, شروق اسامة، مروة القاضي،. TYPES OF NILOMETERS IN EGYPTIAN TEMPLES DURING THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD. المجلة العلمية لکلية السياحة و الفنادق جامعة الأسکندرية, 2016; 13(1): 147-163. doi: 10.21608/thalexu.2016.47388