Koiak

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Koiak (

High Dam at Aswan
.

Name

The name of the month of Koiak comes from the

Apis Bull. It is attested in cuneiform with the pronunciation 𒆪𒄿𒄴𒆪 ku-i-iḫ-ku, likely representing /kɔʔ-iḥ-kɔʔ/ with an o-vowel as in later Coptic.[2] It is also attested in Imperial Aramaic in the letters of Ananiah in the Jewish colony of Elephantine, Egypt as כיחך kyḥk.[3]

Coptic tradition

The month of Koiak holds a special place in the rite of the

Virgin Mary. The name of the Koiak midnight praise translates into Seven and Four, describing the outline of the praise that consists of 4 Canticles
and 7 Theotokia (glorifications of Saint Mary).

It was at the beginning of the month of Koiak in Coptic calendar year 1726 that the Virgin Mary was said to have

appeared in churches all over Egypt.[4]

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Koiak

Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Koiak

1

November

27

December

10

2 28 11
  • Departure of Saint Hor the Monk
  • Commemoration of St. Hermina the Anchorite
  • Martyrdom of the church of St. Peter & St. Paul
3 29 12
4 30 13
5 December

1

14
  • Departure of Nahum, the Prophet.
  • Martyrdom of St. Victor (Boctor) of Asyut
  • Martyrdom of St. Isidore (Isidorus)
6 2 15
  • Martyrdom of St. Anatolius (Anatole)
  • Martyrdom of St. Batalus
7 3 16
8 4 17
9 5 18
  • Departure of St. Poemen, the Confessor
10 6 19
  • Martyrdom of St. Shura of Shinshif
  • Departure of
    St. Theophilus II
    , the 60th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Relocation of the Body of St. Severus, Patriarch of Antioch.
  • Departure of
    St. Nicholas, the Confessor, Bishop of Myra
    .
11 7 20
  • Departure of the St. Pijimi.
  • Martyrdom of St. Abtelmaos (Ptolemy), a Native of Denderah.
  • The Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Claudius the Soldier, in the city of Baqour, district of Abu-Tig.
12 8 21
  • Commemoration of
    Michael
    , the Archangel.
  • Commemoration of St. John the Confessor
  • Departure of St. Hedra, Bishop of Aswan
  • Assembly of the Council at Rome in 249 AD. Against Benates (Novatus) the Priest
  • Departure of St. Mark VIII, the 108th Pope of Alexandria.
13 9 22
  • Commemoration of the Honourable
    Archangel Raphael
    .
  • Martyrdom of St. Barsanuphius
  • Departure of St. Apraxios (Abracius).
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Misael, the Anchorite.
  • Departure of St Elias the Anchorite.
  • St. Zali, disciple of St. Matthew
14 10 23
  • Martyrdom of St. Ammonius, Bishop of Esna
  • Martyrdom of St. Behnam & His Sister St. Sarah
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Simeon of Menouf, Abba Hor, and Abba Mina the Elder
  • Departure of
    St. Christodolos
    , the 66th Pope of Alexandria.
15 11 24
16 12 25
  • Departure of the Righteous Gideon, One of the Judges of Israel.
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Harouadi, Ananias & Khouzi of Akhmim
  • Martyrdom of St. Eulogius & St. Arsenius
  • Consecration of the Church of St. James the Persian
17 13 26
  • Departure of St. Luke the Stylite and the Relocation of His Holy Relics
  • Commemoration of St. Elisa the Anchorite
18 14 27
  • Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of
    St. Titus
    to Constantinople.
  • Commemoration of St. Heracleas the Martyr and St. Philemon the Priest
19 15 28
  • Departure of St. John, Bishop of El-Borollos, who gathered the Biographies of the Saints (The Synaxarion)
20 16 29
  • Departure of Haggai, the Prophet.
  • Commemoration of St. Elias, Bishop of al-Muharraq
21 17 30
22 18 31
  • Commemoration of
    Gabriel
    , the Archangel.
  • Departure of St. Anastasius, the 36th Pope of Alexandria
23 19 January

1

  • Departure of David, the Prophet and King
  • Departure of St. Timothy, the Anchorite
24 20 2
25 21 3
  • Departure of St. John Kama (Khame)
26 22 4
27 23 5
28 24 6
29 25 7
30 26 8

Rituals

During the month of Koiak, many rituals and festivals are performed in Egypt to celebrate Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys.[5] These rites have been prominent as early as the New Kingdom.[6] Two women will take the roles of the goddesses, Isis and Nephthys, to mourn for their dead brother Osiris. The main festival was over a length of ten days, ending at the day of Osiris's resurrection. This day also marked the beginning of the new agricultural season, when the Egyptians began to plant new crops for the year. Each day of the festival also featured a scene of purifications, feasts, and constructions of memorials associated with Osiris's resurrection.[7]

See also

References

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Citations

  1. ISBN 978-0-8108-7057-4
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  2. ^ PEUST 1999 Egyptian Phonology An Introduction To The Phonology Of A Dead Language OCR.
  3. ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon: TAD B3.11". cal.huc.edu., cf. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt
  4. ^ "Apparitions of the Blessed Holy Virgin Mary at El-Warraq Coptic Orthodox Church, Greater Cairo, Egypt, December 2009". www.zeitun-eg.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. ISBN 978-0-8014-4241-4
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-8061-3202-0
    .
  7. S2CID 163725012
    .

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