Title
The cries that communicate the heights of the Nile
Short description
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells of the flooding of the Nile that occurs in the month of June or so, and tells of how public criers shout out in the streets of Cairo the heights of the water according to the Nilometer.
Text on source
È effettivamente in tal luoco che sopra le gradazioni d'una colonna, si misura la crescenza del fiume, dopo le quali osservazioni i pubblici banditori van gridando per le strade del Cairo, le altezze successive dell'acqua ch'è il contrassegno della fertilità e abbondanza. Si crede che tale colonna ossia Nilometro sia stato fabbricato dagli Arabi.
English translation
Folios/Pages
f. 1231v
Date
1812 10 circa
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.

Participants
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How to quote
Murarotto E., "The cries that communicate the heights of the Nile" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 08 03.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.33

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