ancient Egyptian calendar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ancient_Egyptian_calendar

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:event
gptkbp:accuracy	drifted 1 day every 4 years
gptkbp:addedDays	5 epagomenal days
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:Nile_inundation gptkb:heliacal_rising_of_Sirius
gptkbp:calendar	civil calendar lunar calendar (for religious purposes)
gptkbp:category	ancient calendars
gptkbp:civilYearStart	gptkb:Thoth_1
gptkbp:consistsOf	12 months
gptkbp:epagomenalDays	celebrated gods' birthdays
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	ancient Egyptian calendar
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Julian_calendar gptkb:Mesoamerican_calendars gptkb:Coptic_calendar
gptkbp:influencedBy	observation of Sirius
gptkbp:introducedIn	circa 3000 BCE
gptkbp:lacked	leap year correction
gptkbp:languageOfMonths	ancient Egyptian
gptkbp:length	360 days
gptkbp:monthNames	gptkb:Epiphi gptkb:Pachons gptkb:Phamenoth gptkb:Pharmuthi gptkb:Tybi gptkb:Thoth gptkb:Hathor gptkb:Koiak gptkb:Paopi 30 days Mechir Mesore Payni
gptkbp:notableFeature	no leap year adjustment
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Sothic_cycle
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Alexandrian_calendar
gptkbp:totalYearLength	365 days
gptkbp:type	solar calendar
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:ancient_Egyptians
gptkbp:usedFor	agriculture religious festivals civil administration
gptkbp:usedUntil	gptkb:Roman_period
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Coptic_calendar
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5