Ancient Nile Valley Hydraulic Technology-gctid50146

[Agbede]

by
Hunter Havelin Adams, III
 
"They come, the waters of life which are in the sky,
They come, the waters of life which are in the earth ...
The sky is aflame for you, the earth trembles for you,
before the divine birth of Osiris [Aunited snakesr]-Nile."(Third Dynasty Pyramid texts of Unas [2063]).
 
This profound statement symbolically speaks to the ancient Egyptian [Kemetic] people's recognition that the river Nile was the umbilical cord that annually deposited the nutrient-laden, life-regenerating, alluvial earth from the womb of the world, the Great Lakes/Mountains of the Moon region near the equator, all throughout the valley. Moreover, it indicates the ancient Egyptians' [Kemetic] belief of a celestial source of the Nile River. Supporting their extra-terrestrial origin of the Nile theory, evidence has been recently found showing that the earth today and for hundreds of millions of years, has been inundated by water-laden micro-comets, which not only over time were the source of the ocean's water, but of rivers' water like the Nile.
 
To the hearts and minds of the ancient Egyptian people, the river Nile, the bringer of fertile soils, was venerated as the god [Neter] Hapi. Hapi represents the river Nile's celestial connection. Hapi is generally depicted as a male god [Neter] by the classic long beard, yet he has one large breast, symbolic of the Nile's feminine nature, as the source of life-giving nourishment. On top of his head is either a grid pattern that symbolizes the extensive irrigation networks along the Nile ora number of lotus flowers (water lilies).
 
Prior to the dynastic era, the agricultural practices of the ancient Egyptians [people of Kemet] were based on natural irrigation; that is, the water flowed without any artificial diversion.
 
Nathan Kamau Anderson, a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army [u.s. army] Corp of Engineers in Portland, Oregon, points out that as the population density increased, there was a subsequent need for increased agricultural production which natural irrigation alone could not support. Thus, canal irrigation was developed during the latter part of the pre-dynastic period.
 
Under the reign of the first pharaoh, Menes, also known as Narmer, hydraulic projects dramatically increased. The scope of hydraulic projects took on greater proportions with the beginning of pyramid-building around the Third Dynasty of Pharaoh Zoser. Anderson further notes that there is evidence of quarried stone revetments, canals, large piers, and artificial lake basins along the desert edge between Giza and Abu Sir. These hydraulic projects were used to regulate the flood waters for transportation of construction materials for the pyramids of Pharaoh Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure (Fourth Dynasty). The most significant hydraulic project undertaken during this early dynastic period was the construction of dams.
 
The most impressive of these dams from a hydraulic engineering perspective was the so-called Sadd EI-Kafara Dam located about 18 miles southwest of Cairo. Con-structed approximately 4,600 years ago, it represents the first attempt at storing a large volume of water. The present name given to it by aAmw [aAmw] invaders of Egypt [Kemet] means "dams of the unbelievers" (in Allah [allah]); the original Kemetic (Egyptian) name is presently unknown.
 
The purpose of the dam was to provide flood protection for the lower wadi and the Nile Valley. The dam's total width is 321 feet with a crest width of 179 feet, and its height was 47 feet. Over 200 million pounds of material was used in its construction. The dam's core contained materials with low impermeability with two rock-fill sections on both sides. Tragically, the dam, when about 95 percent complete, was destroyed by a catastrophic flash flood. If it had been finished when that flood came, it would have performed as designed and directed the flood waters over its spillway. Nevertheless, the method of construction used by the ancient Egyptian [Kemetic] engineers set the standards for earth-fill dam construction over the millenia until today.