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

Answering speech of Sakhamat   (Sekhmet)

Do not approach a dog.   

Good, Morning, Day and Night Those born on this day will have longer life-time, making beneficence in Ma'عat (Ma'at)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 13

Do not listen to singing and chanting

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 14

Weeping of A'sat (Isis) and Nabat Hwt (Nephthys) mourning A'sir (Osiris) in Djadwt (Busiris) 

Going forth of Nnw (Nun) through the cave to the place where the Natjrw (gods) are in Kkwya (Anwtat, darkness)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 15

Going forth of Shw (Shu) in order to count the crew of maskatat (night barque) of Rع (sun god)   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 16

Do not wash yourself

Going forth of Nnw (Nun) to the place where the Natjrw (gods) are  in Kkwya (Anwtat, darkness)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 17

Storms, do not sail upstream nor downstream on the river, nor navigate

Going forth of the Natjrw (gods) to Abdjw (Abydos)   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 18

Pestilence of the year, many deaths, those born this day will not recover from the disease   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 19

Going forth of Ba'sat (Bast, Bastet) who protects the land and who cares for him who comes in Kkwya (Anwtat, darkness)   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 20

Guidance of Ta'wya  (Two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt) by Ba'sat (Bast, Bastet)   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 21

عbat (funerary) offering to the followers of Rع  (sun god)  

 Anything you see on this day will be good.   

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 22

Those born on this day will die in great old age and rich

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 23

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 24

Coming forth of Hasat the divine cow from Hwt Rapyat (Athribis)

Festival of endowing offerings to the Natjrw (Gods) of BaHdat (Edfu) Day 1

Do not drink irtat (milk) or eat ia'rrat (grapes); drink honey

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 25

At sunset offerings are diminished in Djadw (Busiris) while they are put on the land towards heaven

Festival of endowing offerings to the Natjrw (Gods) of BaHdat (Edfu) Day 2

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 26

Festival of endowing offerings to the Natjrw (Gods) of BaHdat (Edfu) Day 3

The Hafa'w (snake) is possibly a form of Rع Har A'khatya (Ra Horakhty)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 27

Going forth of the Nab (noble one)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 28

Sadafa't taryat (oath of allegiance) by DjaHwtya (Thoth) in Khamnw (Hermopolis, Al-Ashmunein, Shmounein)

Appearance in the sight of Hw (Authoritative Utterance)

DjaHwtya (Thoth) sends wdj (decree) southward to guide the Ta'wya (Two lands) by Ba'sat (Bast, Bastet) together with the unique Lady, Sakhamat (Sekhmet) the great

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 29

Crossing over in presence of Nnw (Nun) from temple of Ha'pya (Hapi) the father of the Natjrw (gods) and the Pasdjat (Ennead), lords of Har عHع (Hor Aha)

First month of Parat - Going forth (Growing) month of Shaf Badat (Swelling of Wheat) Day 30

III mansions, I each of: Rع (Tomorrow) A'sir (Yesterday) and Har (Today)

Incense on the fire according to list of names of the Natjrw (gods)

Return of the Distant Natjrat (Goddess) Tafnet (Tefnut) from Bwgam (Southern land, possibly Nubia)

Festival of A'sat (Isis) patroness of the month RakaH War

Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 1

Lifting of the heaven of Rع (sun god) by PtaH (Ptah) with his hands.

First of the month and its festival

Description:Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 2

Receiving Rع (sun god) by the Natjrw (gods)

Going forth of Satash (Seth) with his followers to the eastern horizon

Description:Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 3

Navigation of Ma'عat (Ma'at) to the place where the Natjrw (gods) are

Apply to your local Natjrw (gods); propitiate your ba'w (spirits); exalt your crew

Description:Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 4

All you see on this day is good.

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Putting up the Djad (djed pillar) of A'sir (Osiris)

The Natjrw (gods) are sad with their faces downwards; they pronounced who were before

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عbat (funerary offerings) to the Natjrw (gods)

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Invocation offering to ba'w (spirits) in your house

The Natjrw (gods) in festivity in Iwanyat (Letopolis)

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dit (ration) of all the Natjrw (gods) of Har عHa'

Going forth of wadja't (eye of Rع) for singing in Iwnw (Heliopolis)

Description:Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 10

Raising up of Ham (majesty) of sanctuary by Mar War (Mnevis Bull)

Rع (sun god) raises Ma'عat (Ma'at) again and again to Itamw (Atum)

Second month of Parat (Going Forth) month of RakaH War (Great Burning) day 11

Nat (Neith) in Sa'w (Sais), taking writing material prepared in her house. Going forth of Sabak (Sobek) to guide her with good writing at her hands