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Dewatering Systems in Ancient Egyptian Temples and the question of reuse

    Heidi Köpp-Junk

Ägypten und Levante 31, pp. 207-232, 2021/12/28

Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische Archäologie und deren Nachbargebiete
International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines

doi: 10.1553/AEundL31s207


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doi: 10.1553/AEundL31s207

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doi:10.1553/AEundL31s207



doi:10.1553/AEundL31s207

Abstract

This article discusses dewatering systems in Egyptian temples from the Early Dynastic to the Graeco-Roman Period (ca. 3000 BCE˗395 AD). In particular, installations for the discharge of rainwater and already used water will be analyzed, followed by whether the water was collected and could, theoretically, be reused – or not. This has not previously been investigated in detail in Egyptology, especially not in connection with the issue of reuse. The analysis does not aim to give a complete record of all features related to water in Egyptian temples – there are over 50 attested in the temple of Repit at Athribis alone – but to show the different types and discuss the possibility of water reuse.

Keywords: temples, dewatering systems, water, reuse