Shaduf can also be researched at the Granary and the Temple, it costs 100 wood, 10 favor, and takes 40 seconds to research.
It reduces the cost of Farms by 50%.
History[]
“
The shaduf was a simple, but important invention, consisting of a container made of animal skins or clay attached to a lever counterbalanced by stones. The container was used to lift water from the Nile River and dumped into canals for irrigation.
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—In-game help section
Trivia[]
In some versions of Age of Mythology, Shaduf has been found not to reduce the cost of Farms once a saved file has been reloaded.
Gallery[]
A Shaduf can be seen on the right in Ptah's artwork in Retold