Aklet

Aklet, the time of the inudation (flooding) was a season of the year in Ancient Egypt.

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The season of Aklet began about the 20th June with the rising of the Nile, and ended in mid November when the waters receeded. During this time ancient Egyptian farmers would tend to their fields, ensuring water and fertile silt covered the lands.

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Season: A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather....

Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egypt as a general historical term broadly refers to the civilization of the Lower Nile Valley, between the First Cataract and the mouths of the Nile Delta, from circa 3200 BC until the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based on irrigation, it is the quintessential...