Hathor (month)
Third month of the Coptic calendar
Hathor ( Coptic : Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ , Hathōr ), also known as Athyr ( Greek : Ἀθύρ , Athýr ) and Hatur [1] ( Arabic : هاتور ), is the third month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars . It lies between November 10 and December 9 of the Gregorian calendar . The month of Hathor is also the third month of the season of Akhet (Inundation) in Ancient Egypt , when the Nile floods historically covered the land of Egypt ; they have not done so since the construction of the High Dam at Aswan .
Name
The name of the month comes from Hathor , one of the most important goddesses in ancient Egypt. Festivals in her honor are thought to have taken place throughout the month. [2]
Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Hathor
Coptic | Julian | Gregorian | Commemorations |
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Hathor
1 |
October
28 |
November
10 |
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2 | 29 | 11 |
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3 | 30 | 12 |
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4 | 31 | 13 |
|
5 |
November
1 |
14 |
|
6 | 2 | 15 |
|
7 | 3 | 16 |
|
8 | 4 | 17 |
|
9 | 5 | 18 |
|
10 | 6 | 19 |
|
11 | 7 | 20 |
|
12 | 8 | 21 |
|
13 | 9 | 22 |
|
14 | 10 | 23 |
|
15 | 11 | 24 |
|
16 | 12 | 25 |
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17 | 13 | 26 |
|
18 | 14 | 27 |
|
19 | 15 | 28 |
|
20 | 16 | 29 |
|
21 | 17 | 30 |
|
22 | 18 |
December
1 |
|
23 | 19 | 2 |
|
24 | 20 | 3 |
|
25 | 21 | 4 |
|
26 | 22 | 5 |
|
27 | 23 | 6 |
|
28 | 24 | 7 |
|
29 | 25 | 8 |
|
30 | 26 | 9 |
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See also
- Egyptian , Coptic , and Islamic calendars
References
Citations
- ↑ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar" , The A to Z of the Coptic Church , A to Z Guide Series , No. 107, Plymouth : The Scarecrow Press , pp. 70–1 , ISBN 9780810870574 .
- ↑ Verner, Miroslav (2013). Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 43, 445
Bibliography
Months and days of the
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Meshir | |
Paremhat | |
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