Volume 8, \u201cWater in Ancient Egypt,\u201d has just been published as part of the \u201cHistory of Water Supply\u201d series. For readers interested in both Egypt and the topic of water, this book is an important reference work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How was water managed in Pharaonic Egypt? In the Nile Oasis, the water supply was a central part of daily life and was considered a gift from the gods. For this reason, people offered water to the gods in the form of what is known as a libation from the earliest times. This volume examines all aspects of water as a resource and highlights its immense significance in ancient Egyptian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the annual flood, the Nile overflowed its banks and flooded the entire country. As part of the irrigation revolution, the Egyptians used sophisticated technology to distribute the water in such a way that crop yields increased dramatically. The drainage systems used to divert rainwater and wastewater from households and baths were also advanced. The book covers all aspects of water in Ancient Egypt – from wells, rainwater, and drinking water to irrigation techniques, drainage systems, gardens, and water organs – all the way to travel and mobility, since the Nile was Egypt\u2019s highway, connecting the entire country over a distance of more than 1,000 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Vice-President, Dr Heidi K\u00f6pp-Junk, who holds a PhD in Egyptology and is an expert on water in ancient Egypt, initiated this book on water in ancient Egypt at the request of the Frontinus Society. The project has brought together a distinguished group of German-speaking and international Egyptologists and Archaeologists specialising in the field of water as contributors. These include Dr Henning Franzmeier, director of the famous excavation at Ramses City in the Egyptian Delta. Heidi K\u00f6pp-Junk herself is excavating the water systems at the Temple of Athribis for the University of T\u00fcbingen and has taken part in the excavation of the royal tomb of Khasekhemui at Abydos and the pyramid of Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur on behalf of the German Archaeological Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ISBN: 978-3-96176-356-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Author: Heidi K\u00f6pp-Junk on behalf of the Frontinus Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subtitel: Articles on the significance of water as a resource in Pharaonic times<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Publication date: 17.08.2026
Illustrations: 211
Pages: 284<\/p>\n\n\n\n