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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