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April 24, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 10

    April 24, 2025

    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

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April 25, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 11

    April 25, 2025

    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

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April 26, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 12

    April 26, 2025

    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

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April 27, 2025
  • Good, morning, day and night

    April 27, 2025

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

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

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  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 13

    April 27, 2025

    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

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April 28, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 14

    April 28, 2025

    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

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April 29, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 15

    April 29, 2025

    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

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April 30, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 16

    April 30, 2025

    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

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May 1, 2025
  • II Shamw Çanat-Çatya Paratya Day 17

    May 1, 2025

    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

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May 2, 2025
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 18

    May 2, 2025

    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

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May 3, 2025
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 19

    May 3, 2025

    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

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May 4, 2025
  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 20

    May 4, 2025

    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

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May 5, 2025
  • Combative, morning, day, and night

    May 5, 2025

    Combative, morning, day, and night 

    Source: Precepts of Amenemope

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 21

    May 5, 2025

    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).

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

    May 5, 2025

    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

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May 6, 2025
  • Combative, morning, day, and night

    May 6, 2025

    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)

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  • 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, 2025

    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)

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 22

    May 6, 2025

    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).

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May 7, 2025
  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 7, 2025

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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 23

    May 7, 2025

    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).

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

    May 7, 2025

    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)

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May 8, 2025
  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 8, 2025

    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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 24

    May 8, 2025

    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).

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May 9, 2025
  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 9, 2025

    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).

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 25

    May 9, 2025

    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).

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

    May 9, 2025

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

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May 10, 2025
  • Combative, morning, day and night

    May 10, 2025

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

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

    May 10, 2025

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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 26

    May 10, 2025

    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).

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May 11, 2025
  • Cutting of heads and tying of wasar and occurrence of the baha'a among the Natjarw

    May 11, 2025

    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).

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  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 11, 2025

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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 27

    May 11, 2025

    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).

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May 12, 2025
  • Good, morning, day and night

    May 12, 2025

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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 28

    May 12, 2025

    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).

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  • Purifying things and offerings in Djadw

    May 12, 2025

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

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  • The Natjarw are in festivity

    May 12, 2025

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

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May 13, 2025
  • Good, morning, day, and night.

    May 13, 2025

    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)

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 29

    May 13, 2025

    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).

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May 14, 2025
  • 'arqyaH

    May 14, 2025

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

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

    May 14, 2025

    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)

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  • Good, morning, day, and night

    May 14, 2025

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

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  • II Shamw Khantya Xhatya Paratya Day 30

    May 14, 2025

    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).

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May 15, 2025
  • Festival of wadja'at patron of the month

    May 15, 2025

    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

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  • Good, Morning, Day and Night

    May 15, 2025

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

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  • Great festival in the southern heaven

    May 15, 2025

    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.

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  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 1

    May 15, 2025

    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).

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  • The Lady of heaven, Ipat-Hamat in festivity

    May 15, 2025

    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.

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May 16, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 2

    May 16, 2025

    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).

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May 17, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 3

    May 17, 2025

    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).

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May 18, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 4

    May 18, 2025

    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).

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May 19, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 5

    May 19, 2025

    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).

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May 20, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 6

    May 20, 2025

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 6

    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).

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May 21, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 7

    May 21, 2025

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 7

    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).

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May 22, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 8

    May 22, 2025

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 8

    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).

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May 23, 2025
  • III Shamw Ipat Hamat Day 9

    May 23, 2025

    Third month of the season Shamw (Low Water) month of Ipat Hamat (Her majesty Ipet) day 9

    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).

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