Season of the Emergence
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Season of Emergence[1][a] (Prt) in hieroglyphs | |||
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The Season of the Emergence (
Names
The pronunciation of the Ancient Egyptian name for the Season of the Emergence is uncertain as the hieroglyphs do not record its vowels. It is conventionally transliterated Peret[6][2] or Proyet.[citation needed] The name refers to the emergence of the fertile land beside the Nile from its annual flood and to the growth of vegetation and crops over the following season.
It is also known as Winter.[2]
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, the
Civil calendar
In the civil calendar, the lack of leap years into the
Months
The Season of the Emergence was divided into four months. In the lunar calendar, each began on a dawn when the waning crescent moon was no longer visible. In the civil calendar, each consisted of exactly 30 days
In ancient Egypt, these months were usually recorded by their number within the season: I, II, III, and IV Prt. They were also known by the names of their principal festivals, which came to be increasingly used after the
Egyptian | Coptic | |
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Transliteration | Meaning | |
I Prt Sf Bdt |
First Month of Emergence |
Tobi |
II Prt Mḫr |
Second Month of Emergence |
Meshir |
III Prt Rh Nds |
Third Month of Emergence |
Paremhat |
IV Prt Rnwt |
Fourth Month of Emergence |
Paremoude
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See also
Notes
- ^ Alternative representations of the Season of Emergence include
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References
- ^ ISBN 9780871692146.
- ^ a b c Vygus, Mark (2015), Middle Egyptian Dictionary (PDF).
- ^ Clagett (1995), p. 14–15.
- ISBN 978-0-473-29338-3, retrieved 26 September 2023
- ^ Winlock, Herbert Eustis (1940), "The Origin of the Ancient Egyptian Calendar", Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, No. 83, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 447–464
- ^ Strudwick, Nigel C. (2005), Texts from the Pyramid Age, p. 103.
- ^ Silverman, David P. (1997), Ancient Egypt, London: Duncan Baird Publishers, p. 93.
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 103–106.