Nilometer
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Lanchester concludes that “words longer mean what they once did. It is not a process intended to deceive, but, like the Nilometer, it confines knowledge to a priesthood—the priesthood of people who can speak money.”
From Forbes • Aug. 7, 2014
The priests proclaimed how the flood stood on the Nilometer, and the husbandman made corresponding preparations for a scanty or an abundant harvest.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
The little island is only five hundred yards long and sixty yards wide, and contains the Temple of Isis, Temple of Hathor, a kiosk or pavilion, two colonnades, and a small Nilometer.
From A Trip Abroad by Janes, Don Carlos
Not far from the spot mentioned above is the famous Nilometer that Moses looked upon many a time.
From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)
It was my desire to see the Nilometer on the island, and I did see it, but not until after I had sent the boatman to buy a candle.
From A Trip Abroad by Janes, Don Carlos
