The Calendars of Ancient Egypt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Calendars_of_Ancient_Egypt
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nile_inundation
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Coptic_calendar
gptkbp:civil_calendarAlsoKnownAs gptkb:Annus_Vagus
gptkbp:civil_calendarDaysPerMonth 30
gptkbp:civil_calendarDidNotAccountFor leap years
gptkbp:civil_calendarDriftedBy one day every four years
gptkbp:civil_calendarEpagomenalDays 5
gptkbp:civil_calendarMonths 12
gptkbp:civil_calendarSeasonLength 4 months
gptkbp:civil_calendarSeasons gptkb:Akhet
gptkb:Shemu
gptkb:Peret
gptkbp:civil_calendarUsedFor administrative purposes
gptkbp:civil_calendarYearLength 365 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Calendars of Ancient Egypt
gptkbp:includes gptkb:event
solar calendar
civil calendar
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roman_calendar
gptkb:Greek_calendar
gptkbp:introducedIn circa 3000 BCE
gptkbp:lunar_calendarMonthStart first invisibility of the moon
gptkbp:lunar_calendarUsedFor religious festivals
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Wepet_Renpet_(New_Year)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:solar_calendarUsedFor agricultural purposes
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_A._Parker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7