Hathor (month)
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Hathor (Coptic: Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ, Hathōr), also known as Athyr (Ancient 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
[edit]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
[edit]Coptic | Julian | Gregorian | Commemorations |
---|---|---|---|
Hathor
1 |
October
28 |
November
10 |
|
2 | 29 | 11 |
|
3 | 30 | 12 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
See also
[edit]- Egyptian, Coptic, and Islamic calendars
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ 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