10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHADUF»
Discover the use of
shaduf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shaduf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation
Figure 3 Cultivating perennial gardens and orchards: the improved New
Kingdom method, using a shaduf. The top scene shows a simple shaduf being
used to irrigate a garden beside a shrine. The man (his dog behind him) stands
on the ...
2
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
The shaduf was a simple pole and lever device which could lift a container of
water from the river up to a metre or more in height (Chapter 21, this volume). The
raised water then would be poured into small channels which fed the garden or ...
Paul T. Nicholson, Ian Shaw, 2000
3
Ancient Egyptian Art - The Fun Way
Project #2 - Shaduf. The Shaduf can be made with sticks, string, a small bucket (I
used a half of a walnut shell with a hole drilled on each side,) and a rock. Two
short sticks can be fastened into a base of wood or clay. A long, thin stick can be
...
4
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
370 shaduf day of the year, plus one overseer shabti. The figures were usually
inscribed with prayers urging the shabtis to assume all obligations assigned to
the deceased. There is an undocumented connection between the PERSEA
TREE ...
5
The Journal of Medieval Military History
The shaduf was used to raise water out of wells and rivers. Essentially a
counterpoised lever, the shaduf had a single arm supported by a pole frame. The
frame divided the arm into two unequal lengths on a pivot. The shorter arm would
have ...
Clifford J. Rogers, Kelly DeVries, John France, 2007
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Yusuf Al-shirbini's Kitab Hazz Al-Quhuf Bi-Sharh Qasid Abi ...
The work is intended both as an aid to the reading of the text in question and as a contribution to the development of an historical lexicography of Arabic.
Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad Shirbīnī, Humphrey Taman Davies, 2013
How does a shaduf work? There was not enough land for everyone in Egypt to
farm right next to the Nile. Some farmers built canals and ditches to bring water
from the river to their fields. They used simple machines called shaduf s to lift
water ...
8
Focus on Writing Composition
To lift the water into the fields the farmers used a shaduf . This was a trellis
holding up a pole, with a counterweight on one end. On the other end was a
bucket that could be lowered into the water. This invention meant that one man
could lift ...
Ray Barker, Louis Fidge, 1999
9
Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1350-1850
WORKS Tarh al-madar li-hall al-la'ali' wa 'l-durar (The Casting Aside of the Clods
to Permit the Untying of the Pearls, between 1683 and 1687); Hazz al-quhuf bi-
sharh qasid Abi Shaduf ([approximately:] Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu ...
Roger M. A. Allen, Joseph Edmund Lowry, Devin J. Stewart, 2009
10
Fellah and Townsman in the Middle East: Studies in Social ...
mentioned in any historical or geographical source.I50 Moreover, these are
ridiculous names, as are the names of persons mentioned in Abu Shaduf's poem:
Muhayliba, Khanafir, Umm Watif, Mukhaymir, lbn Abu Sha'nif, lbn Abu Jaghanif,
etc.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHADUF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shaduf is used in the context of the following news items.
Sherif Hosny, l'homme qui veut verdir Le Caire
C'est ainsi que Shaduf est née. L'entreprise, dont le siège est situé en plein cœur du quartier huppé de Maadi, tire son nom d'un outil d'irrigation issu de ... «Tribune de Genève, Jul 15»
Not even jail can stop me: Jabulani
“But now what I saw from the UZ is equivalent to a shaduf (irrigation tool) which existed almost 4 000 years ago not in Europe or Asia but in North Africa — Egypt ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
Dutchess Day School students use Egyptian shaduf
This year, one student, Holly Davidson, wanted to build a life-sized shaduf. A shaduf is an irrigation tool invented by the Egyptians and used ever since by many ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jun 15»
Colomers instal·la una poalanca i recupera el patrimoni hidràulic
També anomenat shaduf, és un cigonyal format per dos pals amb els quals es treia l'aigua del riu reduint l'esforç i s'havia de vèncer la resistència d'un ... «Diari de Girona, Jun 15»
Benarkah Tahun 2100 Negeri Mesir Lenyap?
Denagn bantuan shaduf (semacam timba) air dialirkan ke dalam saluran. Dengan cara ini wilayah yang dimanfaatkan untuk pertanian diperluas dan peradaban ... «Banjarmasin Post, Feb 15»
How to teach … ancient Egypt
As a design and technology project, challenge groups to construct a “shaduf” – a type of water-lifting device – using materials such as straws, string, plasticine ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Triumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 2
To irrigate crops during the dry summer months, farmers used an innovative water-lifting device called a shaduf – basically a long balancing pole with a weight ... «Innovation Excellence, Jan 15»
Students get a glimpse of history
A model on ancient clay oven designed during ancient Egypt, and another on the Shaduf which helped Egyptians to water their fields were the other attractions. «The Hindu, Dec 14»
Protes Kebiadaban Israel, Dua Tahanan Palestina Mogok Makan
... Sawalha, Mahmoud Abu Sbeiha, Mahmoud Kleibi, Samir Tubasi, Diyaa Abu kasidah, Yaqub Ghawadreh, Muhannad Zayud, dan Ismail Abu Shaduf. «Republika Online, Dec 14»
Pupils enjoy Egyptian themed day at Bury St Edmunds middle school
They built a shaduf which is a water lifting device from sticks, egg boxes and string. Challenging their taste buds, they tested different types of food from Egyptian ... «Bury Free Press, Nov 14»
