Skip to content

Beginning of Time – End of Eternity: Calendar of Ancient Egypt

April 20, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 6

    April 20, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 6
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 21, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 7

    April 21, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 7
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 22, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 8

    April 22, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 8
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 23, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 9

    April 23, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 9
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 24, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 10

    April 24, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 10
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 25, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 11

    April 25, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 11
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 26, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 12

    April 26, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 12
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 27, 2024
  • Good, morning, day and night

    April 27, 2024

    Good, morning, day and night - Source: Precepts of Amenemope

    Anything you see on this day will be good. Source:  Papyrus Sallier No. IV

    See more details

  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 13

    April 27, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 13
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 28, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 14

    April 28, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 14
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 29, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 15

    April 29, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 15
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

April 30, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 16

    April 30, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 16
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

May 1, 2024
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 17

    May 1, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Çanat-Çatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 17
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

May 2, 2024
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 18

    May 2, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 18
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

May 3, 2024
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 19

    May 3, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 19
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

May 4, 2024
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 20

    May 4, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 20
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu

    See more details

May 5, 2024
  • Combative, morning, day, and night

    May 5, 2024

    Combative, morning, day, and night 

    Source: Precepts of Amenemope

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 21

    May 5, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 21

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu El-Sabban, S. (1770).
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

  • The living Waratya, children of Nwat go out at Hadj-ta'a

    May 5, 2024

    The living Waratya (leg, the name of a decan star), children of Nwat (Nut) go out at Hadj-ta'a (dawn)

    Source:  Cairo Calendar No. 86637

    See more details

May 6, 2024
  • Combative, morning, day, and night

    May 6, 2024

    Combative, morning, day, and night
    Source: B: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926)

    Be pleasant to the Natjarw (gods) and R'a Source: S: Papyrus Sallier No. IV (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • Disturbance below and uproar of the Natjarw of the ka'ara shrines when Shw was complaining to R'a about the Warw of NaHaH(eternity)

    May 6, 2024

    Disturbance below and uproar of the Natjarw (gods) of the ka'ara (Upper Egyptian) shrines when Shw was complaining to R'a about the Warw (great ones) of NaHaH (eternity)
    Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 22

    May 6, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 22

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu El-Sabban, S. (1770).
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 7, 2024
  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 7, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night
    Source: B: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 23

    May 7, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 23

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

  • The crew rest when they see the enemy of their master.

    May 7, 2024

    The crew rest when they see the enemy of their master. The crew of Har (Horus) son of A'asir (Osiris) has found Satash (Seth), the enemy of their master, and now can rest.
    Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    See more details

May 8, 2024
  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 8, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night Source: B: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926)
    Anything you see on this day will be good.

    Source: S: Papyrus Sallier No. IV

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 24

    May 8, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 24

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 9, 2024
  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 9, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926).
    Pleasant to the Natjarw (gods) and R'a. Source: Papyrus Sallier No. IV (Dawson, 1926).

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 25

    May 9, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 25

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

  • Pacified are the A'akhat-eye, everything, and everybody.

    May 9, 2024

    Pacified are the A'akhat (Akhet)-eye, everything, and everybody. Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    See more details

May 10, 2024
  • Combative, morning, day and night

    May 10, 2024

    Combative, morning, day and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926).

    See more details

  • Going forth of Nat, she treads in the Flood to look for goods of Sabak

    May 10, 2024

    Going forth of Nat (Neith), she treads in the Flood to look for goods of Sabak (Sobek) Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966).

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 26

    May 10, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 26

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 11, 2024
  • Cutting of heads and tying of wasar and occurrence of the baha'a among the Natjarw

    May 11, 2024

    Cutting of heads and tying of wasar (power) and occurrence of the baha'a (fleeing) among the Natjarw (gods). Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966).

    See more details

  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 11, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926).
    Do not do any work. Source: Papyrus Sallier No. IV (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 27

    May 11, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 27

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 12, 2024
  • Good, morning, day and night

    May 12, 2024

    Good, morning, day and night Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926).

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 28

    May 12, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 28
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

  • Purifying things and offerings in Djadw

    May 12, 2024

    Purifying things and offerings in Djadw (Busiris). Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    See more details

  • The Natjarw are in festivity

    May 12, 2024

    The Natjarw (gods) are in festivity Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966).

    See more details

May 13, 2024
  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 13, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926).
    Anything you see on this day will be good. Source: Papyrus Sallier No. IV (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 29

    May 13, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 29
    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 14, 2024
  • 'arqyaH

    May 14, 2024

    'arqyaH - last day of the month. Sources: Sethe, 1908, Grapow, 1917

    See more details

  • Going forth of Shw with the intention to bring back the Wadja'at-eye, and appeasing DjaHwtya

    May 14, 2024

    Going forth of Shw (Shu) with the intention to bring back the Wadja'at (Udjat) - eye, and appeasing DjaHwtya (Thoth). Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    See more details

  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 14, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 30

    May 14, 2024

    Second month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Khantya Khatya Paratya (Procession of Horus Khenty Khety) Day 30

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 15, 2024
  • Festival of wadja'at patron of the month

    May 15, 2024

    Feast of wadja'at patron of the month
    wadja'at (Udjat) is the great Eye, usually the right eye of R'a, and seldom the left Eye of Horus

    See more details

  • Good, Morning, Day and Night

    May 15, 2024

    Good, morning, day, and night. Source: Precepts of Amenemope (Dawson, 1926)

    See more details

  • Great festival in the southern heaven

    May 15, 2024

    Great festival in the southern heaven Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)
    The southern heaven refers to the night sky closest to the horizon.

    See more details

  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 1

    May 15, 2024

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 1

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

  • The Lady of heaven, Ipat-Hamat in festivity

    May 15, 2024

    The Lady of heaven, Ipat-Hamat in festivity. Source: Cairo Calendar No. 86637 (Bakir, 1966)

    Ipat Hamat is the hippopotamus goddess that bears the crocodile upon her back. Ipat Hamat is one of the 'imperishable ones,' the constellations that are circumpolar. She is known modernly as the constellation Draco.

    See more details

May 16, 2024
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 2

    May 16, 2024

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 2

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 17, 2024
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 3

    May 17, 2024

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 3

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 18, 2024
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 4

    May 18, 2024

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 4

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details

May 19, 2024
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 5

    May 19, 2024

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 5

    Source: Funerary Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu
    Calendar synchronization: Sapadat (Sirius) over the first capital of the two lands and home of Mani Narmar, first Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt Gautschy, R. (2011).

    See more details