FIKRĀ on Instagram: "The Egyptian year began with Akhet, the Season of the Flood, which lasted roughly from June to September. This was the time of the great Nile inundation. The river would swell and spill over its banks, covering the farmland in a thick, rich layer of black silt. This silt was the magic ingredient for all farming in ancient Egypt. It made the land incredibly fertile. But during Akhet, farmers could not work their fields. The land was underwater. So, what did the ancient Egypti

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