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Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus or Pythagorean cup, Ctesibiuss ancient pump, and sucking, forcing, lifting and chain pumps
Sakia in Upper EgyptCamel-drawn wooden sakia in Upper Egypt with local children supervising. The sakia (sakieh) is an animal-drawn water wheel serving irrigation and is still used in India
Sakia (sakieh) in operation, Middle EastOx-drawn sakia (sakieh) in operation, Middle East. The sakia (sakieh) is an animal-drawn water wheel serving irrigation and is still used in India, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East
Egypt, Africa - A Sakia, used for irrigation. Date: 1910s
Water wheel (sakia) with oxen, EgyptA water wheel (sakia or sakieh) in Egypt, used to scoop water out of a well. Two oxen are used to drive the wheel, supervised by a boy. Date: early 20th century