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The Elephant Water Clock, designed by the 13th-century Islamic engineer Abu’l-‘Izz Ismail ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, is an automatic time-measuring device based on hydro-mechanical principles. Powered by water, this device features figures that activate at regular intervals and incorporates auditory and visual signals to indicate the passage of time. As detailed in al-Jazari’s work Al-Jami bayna al-Ilm wa al-Amal al-Nafi fi Sina’at al-Hiyal, this device was used for both astronomical and daily tim