ASSESSING TAXES, EGYPT
Taxes on owners of land in the Nile Valley were assessed on the basis of the Nilometer, which measured the river's water level and quantified the taxpayer's liability
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Picture No
10101110
Media ID
48896612
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/INS. OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Source
David Roberts Institution of Civil Engineers
Date
1849
