Instrument for measuring time based on water flowing from a container have been found in Egypt, the oldest one being from the period of Amenophis [3] (1392-1355 BC) [2. plate 18; 5. fig. III.25]. These instruments were normally shaped like flat-bottomed vases with a hole in the base, an outflow of 2 to 4 cm length and calibration marks on the inside. Time was measured by the water quanti…
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