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Egyptian Calendar
| Egyptian Calendar in the New Kingdom | ||
| Gregorian date Egyptian month | New Kingdom Name: Explanation Older Name: Explanation | God/dess |
| July 19 Thoth | Thoth: the God of time Who began every cycle. Tekhi is His female form. | Thoth, Tekhi |
| August 18 Paopi | Pen Apit: Theban Mother Goddess, later identified with Mut ["Pen" and "Pa" are honorary prefixes] Menkhat: the Opening of the Mouth. | Apit, Mut, Ptah |
| September 17 Hathor | Hathor: Love Goddess and Mother of Horus | Hathor |
| October 17 Koiak | Ka her ka; Sekhmet Mentu, Theban War God Shefat Betat; "Seedlings" | Sekhmet,Horus, Neith |
| November 16 Tybi | Ta Apit: Theben Mother Goddess, Mut. Shefat Betat: "Seedlings" Pa henu Mut. Festival of Mut | Mut, Min |
| December 16 Mechir | Pen Machiar: God of fire altars Rekeh Ur: Great Fire Festival | Machiar |
| January 15 Pamenot | Pen Amenhotep: Deified sage [who lived about 1400 BCE.] Rekeh Nedjez: Little Fire Festival | Amenhotep |
| February 14 Parmuti | Pen Renutat: Harvest Goddess Festival. | Renutat |
| March 16 Pachons | Pen Khonsu: Son of Amen, [became prominent in the 18th Dynasty.] Also Identified wih Nefer-Tem, and Thoth. | Khonsu, Horus, Nefer-Tem,Thoth |
| April 15 Payni | Pa Henat: "The Queen". [Isis] Henat-hety: "Goddess of the sacred lake" Heb_Antet,_"Lord of the_Boat_[Ma `at?]" | Isis, Ma'at, |
| May 15 Epipi | ApApit: Hathor, Mother of Horus Apat Hemat: Taurat Sensen [a new moon festival of Apis (Osiris) & Mnevis (Ra) | Apit, Hathor, Mut, Taurat, Bes, Osiris, Ra |
| June 14 Mesore | Mashat Ra: "Birthday of Ra" [Who appeared in the 5th Dynasty.] Wep Renpet, "New Year" Pa Shemat en Hara, "Arrival of Horus" | Ra, Horus, Renpit [Year Goddess] |
| Jul 14 | Birthday of Osiris | Osiris; Anubis |
| July 15 | Birthday of Horus | Horus; Set |
| July 16 | Birthday of Seth | Seth; Tesherit |
| July 17 | Birthday of Isis | Isis; Ra'at |
| July 18 | Birthday of Nepthys | Nepthys |
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