الـساعة المائية فى مصر القديمة THE CLEPSYDRA (WATER CLOCK) IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Abstract

The Clepsydra (water clock) is a system created by the ancient Egyptians to measure time by placing water in a container that takes a specific shape. It was supplied with an opening at its base from which the water drains by a specific amount at a specific time. The oldest real example of the Clepsydra dates to the reign of King Amenhotep III. It was found broken in the Karnak temple in 1904. It was restored and currently preserved in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The Clepsydra as a tool of daily rituals in the temple spread on the walls of Egyptian temples in the Greco-Roman Period. The Clepsydra consists of three main elements that will be explained and dealt with its meaning and way of work, then how the Clepsydra moved from ancient Egypt to Europe in the Greco-Roman period after its development