​SHOMU-season (Harvest)
First Month: Pakhons
 
Day 1 – 16th March: Feast of Horus, son of Isis and his followers on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 17th March: Do not sail in any wind on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 18th March: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 19th March: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. Follow Horus on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 20th March: Feast of Ba-neb-dedet on this day. [Ba-neb-dedet was the ram-god of Djet wrongly translated by Greek historians as ‘the Goat of Mendes’.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 21st March: Coming of the Great Ones from the House of Re, rejoicing on this day when they receive the Wedjet-eye, together with their followers. If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Spring Equinox (Autumn in Egypt). Sun rises in Aries. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 22nd March: The crew follow Horus in the foreign land … Every land is happy, and their heart is glad … Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 23rd March: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 24th March: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 25th March: The proceeding of the White One of Heaven [Feast day of Osiris]. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 26th March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 27th March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 28th March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 29th March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 30th March: Do not go out of your house until Re sets in the horizon. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 31st March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe –not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 1st April: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 2nd April: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 3rd April: A feast day of Thoth and Ma’at. All the gods are in great festivity. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 4th April: Ma’at judges in front of the gods who became angry. The Majesty of Horus revised (over-ruled) it. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 5th April: [Obscure text.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 6th April: Anyone born on this day will die of old age. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 7th April: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 8th April: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 9th April: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 10th April: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 11th April: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 12th April: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 13th April: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 14th April: Feast of … happiness. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
 

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The new edition of the Calendar has been extended to include mini-biographies of the deities whose feast-days are being celebrated on each particular day, details of ritual offerings, holy places and sacred sites – not to mention the gossip and harem scandals that were recorded on ostraca – fragments of pottery shards - that were scattered the length and breadth of Egypt.
 
The Egyptian Books of Days has been compiled from the Greek and Demotic Magical Papyri lodged in the British Museum; the Bibliothéque Nationale in Paris; the Staatliche Museum in Berlin; the Rijksmuseum in Leiden; and the Sallier Papyrus IV (No.10184); The Cairo Calendar (No.86637) currently lodged in the British and Cairo Museums and the Temple Festival Calendars of Ancient Egypt by Sherif el-Sabban.
 
 
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PROYET-season (Emergence)
Fourth Month: Pharmuthi
 
Day 1 – 14th February: Great feasting in heaven. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 15th February: The Majesty of Geb proceeds to the throne of Busiris to see Anubis, who commands the council on the requirements of the day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 16th February: Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 17th February: If you see anything it will be good on this day. The gods and goddesses are satisfied when they see the children of Geb sitting in their places (i.e. at peace). Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 18th February: Feast of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 19th February: Going Forth of the stars. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 20th February: The Going Forth of Min in festivity. The gods are jubilating. Pay attention to the incense on the fire smelling of sweet myrrh. Sun rises in Pisces. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 21st February: The Ennead is in adoration when they see this eye of Horus (the Elder) in its place. A feast day for Horus whose magnificence stretches into infinity. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 22nd February: Do not go out at the time of darkness when Re goes into the West. If you seeanything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 23rd February: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 24th February: The gods are in the shrines of the temples. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 25th February: Feast of Montu. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 26th February: It is the day of conducting Osiris on his ship to Abydos on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 27th February: Do not be courageous on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 28th February: A great happy day in the Eastern Horizon of heaven when instructions were given to the followers of the gods in their temples in the presence of the Great Ones in the Two Horizons. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
[The ancient calendar made no allowance for Leap Year.]
Day 16 – 1st March: The Going Forth of Khepri. Every town is in joy. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 2nd March: The Going Forth of Set, son of Nut, to disturb the Great Ones. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 3rd March: Do not approach when the Majesty of Re goes forth. Do not wash yourself with water on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 4th March: The Majesty of Re goes forth in his barque of heaven. If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 5th March: Do not do any work on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 6th March: Do not go out on any road on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 7th March: An unlucky day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 8th March: It is the day of offering victuals … invocation offering to the spirits. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 9th March: Do not mention the name of Set in a loud voice on this day. As to anyone who mentions his name forgetfully, fighting is made in his house forever. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 10th March: Do not eat anything which comes from or on water on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 11th March: [Damaged entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 12th March: Do not go out of your house until Re sets because the Majesty of the goddess Sekhmet is angry. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 13th March: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 14th March: The gods are satisfied when they give adoration to Onnophris (Osiris), incense being on the fire; offer to your local gods myrrh which is pleasant on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 15th March: Offer to Ptah-Sokar-Osiris … Atum, Lord of the Two Lands… to all the gods … on this day. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.

PROYET-season (Emergence)
Third Month: Phamenoth
 
Day 1 – 15th January: It is the day (of jubilation) in heaven and earth and everybody likewise. Feast of entering into heaven and the two banks. Horus is jubilating. Feast of Horus the Elder. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 16th January: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 17th January: [Damaged entry] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 18th January: A Feast of Propitiation for Set. Announcement of fighting; call in Heliopolis by Set, his voice being in heaven [thunder], his voice being on earth, through great fury [storm]. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 19th January: Neith goes forth from Sais when they see (her) beauty in the night for four and a half (hours). [Possibly referral to an eclipse] Feast of Neith. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 20th January: Jubilation of Osiris is Bursiris … Going Forth of Anubis, (his adorers) following him … he has received everybody in the hall. Mayest thou make the ritual. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 21st January: Do not go out of your house until Re sets. It is the day when the eye of Re called the followers, and they reached him (in) the evening. Beware of it. [Marking the day when Sekhmet punished mankind for rebelling against Re.] Sun rises in Aquarius. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 22nd January: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. It is the day of making way for the gods. Khnum who presides over those who remove themselves from him. The Feast Day of Khumn, the creator-god, who fashions human beings on his potter’s wheel. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 23rd January: Judgement in Heliopolis. The anniversary of the judgement of the gods between Set and Horus. Sun rises in Aquarius. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 24th January: It is the day of the coming of Thoth. They guided the very great Flame into her house of the desert of eternity (along) the way which she found among them. The celebration of Thoth bringing 40
 
Sekhmet, the lion-goddess, back from her self-imposed exile. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 25th January: As to the dead who go about in the necropolis on this day, the dead are going about in order to repel the anger of the enemy who is in the said land. A Feast of Osiris in Amenti. A day for honouring the Ancestors in the Otherworld. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 26th January: Wsr [the Nile] comes from Nun on this day. Traditionally a celebration of the first appearance of the life-giving waters at the Creation. The Feast of the Nile. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 27th January: The coming of Thoth (with his spirits) on this day. A Feast of Thoth. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 28th January: Do not go out of your house (on any road) on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 29th January: Rebellion in the shrine(?). Do not do any work on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 30th January: Opening of the windows and opening of the court, and looking into the doorways of Karnak, where his place is. Do not look into the darkness on this day. Reference to the cleaning of the temple. [There is a dark, inner sanctuary of Sekhmet in the Temple of Ptah at Karnak.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 31st January: Do not pronounce the name of Set on this day. As to him who pronounces his name without his knowledge, he will not stop from fighting in his house eternally. Set was the god of Chaos who was always at odds with his siblings. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 1st February: Feast of Nut who counts the days. Make a holiday in your house. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 2nd February: Birth of Nut anew … Do not go out of your house; do not see the light (sw). Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 3rd February: Do not go out of your house on any road. Do not see the light. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 4th February: [Damaged entry] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 5th February: Birth of the mysterious one (Apophis). Do not get the thought of pronouncing the names of the snakes. [Obscure meaning but some snakes were unlucky and Apophis is the serpent-god of the netherworld.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 6th February: Feast of Horus on this day of his years in his very beautiful images. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 7th February: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 8th February: Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 9th February: [Obscure meaning] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 10th February: Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 11th February: Feast of Osiris in Abydos. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 12th February: If you see anything it will be good. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 13th February: Feast in Busiris. The names of the doorways come into existence. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.

How can I be of service? These words may be familiar to many who are walking a path of service to their gods/deities/Cosmic Consciousness/ humanity. They may be offered in all sincerity, at times without full understanding of what it entails. Regardless, the Powers That Are will take us at our words and fill the job vacancy forthwith. The probationary period may last years and there's always the possibility that they may terminate the job. You may, or may not, think my tone is a little disrespectful. Each to their own, in my experience it helps to temper your ego with large doses of humour. An inflated sense of self importance has been the downfall of many walking a spiritual path, never mind in the mundane world. 
 
As for me, my period of service began long before I'd even understood what those words meant. The ancient Egyptian neteru (gods) were of fascination since childhood, such fascination in retrospect was I think a form of devotion that kept their essences vividly alive in my life. Not that they were ever likely to disappear into the mists of time, and end up being just names in popular and academic tomes. They withdraw into the shadows when it suits, watching, waiting, to see what we do. Am I anthropomorphising? Perhaps, but the concept of pure abstraction isn't always easy to grasp. The force is contained within form to enable understanding of its qualities. There is also the issue of ancient Egypt seen through the lens of popular culture. It appears to be centred on certain god-forms to the detriment of others, without an understanding of the cultural milieu they arose in. "New Age" representations do not sit well with me. I digress. Where was I? 
 
The journey to the inner sanctum of the temple and initiation continued in all earnest when I entered the funeral profession. Anpu (Anubis) called and I answered readily. What entailed was a most sacred duty, and years of hardship, on material and spiritual levels. My health suffered, one could say I was tested to the limits of endurance. Yet, I survived, and proved resilient. His assessment continued over the years, during which I offered my time as a volunteer for the Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care. Further skills were added to the toolkit of an aspiring Priestess. The journey continued until I was ordained as a Minister with the Sacred Rites Foundation and initiated as a Priestess of Anubis with the Temple of Khem. I'm also on the Board of Trustees with the British Pagan Seminary, and awaiting training as a Pagan Chaplain.
 
An honour on all accounts. That doesn't mean the hard work is over, I have still to prove myself and be ever mindful to retain a sense of integrity and honesty in such sacred duties. Sounds idealistic, it isn't, standards have to be maintained, as does healthy self-awareness, and professionalism. One's deities/gods will deal appropriately with an egotistical individual deemed unworthy of their priesthood. Hubris has unpleasant consequences.
 

PROYET-season (Emergence)
Second Month: Mekhir
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Day 1 – 16th December: The god and goddesses are in festivity on this day (namely), in the feast of [lifting] the heaven of Re by Ptah, with his hands (he who has no equal). [The notion of the sky being lifted by Ptah rather than Shu is found in a hymn to this god, which is now in Berlin.] A holiday in the entire land. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 17th December: The day of receiving Re by the gods. The heart of the Two Lands is in festivity. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 18th December: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. It is the day of the Going Forth of Set with his confederates to the eastern horizon, and the navigation of Ma’at to the place (where the gods are). Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 19th December: Apply your heart to your local gods; propitiate your spirits. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 20th December: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 21st December: It is the day of putting up the djet by the Majesty of Osiris. The gods are sad with their faces turned downwards when they remember the Majesty of this god. [Refers to the resurrection of Osiris represented by the djet-pillar. For ritual purposes it is highly appropriate that this day coincides with Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 22nd December: Make invocation and offering to the spirits in your house. Make offerings to the gods, and they will be accepted on this day. Sun rises in Capricorn. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 23rd December: The gods and goddesses are in festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 24th December: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 25th December: The Going Forth of the Wedjet-eye. The raising up of the female Majesty of the sanctuary by Mnevis. Re raised up Ma’at again and again to Atum. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 26th December: Feast of Neith. The Going Forth of Sobek to guide her Majesty. Thou wilt see good at her hands. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 27th December: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 28th December: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. It is the day of the preceding of Sekhmet to Letopolis on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 29th December: Do not go out on this day at the beginning (lit. in the face) of dawn. The day of the slaying of Apophis by Set. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 30th December: The gods go forth for him in heaven. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 31st December: Awakening of Isis by the Majesty of Re … when the son Horus saved his father. He has beaten Set and his confederates. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 1st January: A day of keeping those things (of Osiris) which have been placed in the hands of Anubis (for safe keeping). A day for remembering ‘absent friends’. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 2nd January: This is the day when a search was made to retrieve the eye of Horus that had been torn out during his battle with Set. It symbolises the eternal renewal of royal divinity and Egyptian faith in the continual reintegration of universal harmony. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 3rd January: Decide not to go out during day-time. It is a day of (mourning the god). [Refers to the slaying of Osiris by Set, which interrupts the harmonious cosmic flow and endangers the whole social order.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 4th January: The proceeding of the (female) Majesty of Heaven southward to the road … [Referring to a ritual procession of a statue of Hathor.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 5th January: Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 6th January: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 7th January: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 8th January: Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 9th January: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 10th January: The Going Forth of Min from Coptos on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 11th January: The Feast of Sokar. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 12th January: The spirits are joyful, the dead are also in festivity. [A day for honouring the Ancestors and ‘speaking the name of the dead in order to make them live again’.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 13th January: Do not do anything on this day. [An unlucky day, marking the start of the fighting between the children of Nut and Geb. Often referred to as the ‘children of disorder’ because of their incessant quarrelling and the disturbances they provoked.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 14th January: Do not talk with anybody (in a loud voice) on this day. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
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PROYET-season (Emergence)
First Month: Tybi
 
Day 1 – 16th November: Double the offerings and present the gifts of nhb-kaw [for the sprouting of the new crops] to the gods in the presence of Ptah in the shrines of the gods and goddesses, saviours of Re and his own followers … and of Ptah-Sokar and Sekhmet the great, Nerfertem, Horus-Hekenu, Bastet, the great fire … propitiating the Wedjet eye [the cobra goddess]. It will be good … offering before … in nourishment. [The traditional first day of planting, i.e. spring for the ancient Egyptians.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 17th November: Make a holiday in your house. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 18th November: Do not burn fire [i.e. incense] in the presence of Re. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 19th November: If you see anything it will be good. Anyone born on this day will die old among his people. He will spend a long life, and be well received by his father. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 20th November: It is the day of placing the flame in front of the great ones by Sekhmet who presides in the Lower Egyptian sanctuary when she was violent in her manifestations because of her detention by Ma’at, Ptah, Thoth, Heh [the personification of infinity] and Sia [the personification of the perceptive mind] and the gods on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 21st November: Repeat the offerings of the victuals of him who dwells in wrt [a holy place], and return the victuals of the noble Khenti-irty [the earliest form of Osiris which shows him as a hawk with a flail] and offerings to the gods were doubled by everyone on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 22nd November: Do not copulate with any woman, or any person in front of the great flame [i.e. the sun – during the day] which is in your house on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 23rd November: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Sun rises in Sagittarius. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 24th November: The gods are joyful with the offerings of Sekhmet [on this] day. Repeat the offerings. It will be pleasant to the heart of the gods and the spirits. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 25th November: Do not burn any wbd-papyrus on this day. It is the day of the Coming Forth of the flame (together with Horus from the marshes) on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 26th November: Do not approach the flame on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 27th November: If you see any dog on this day, do not approach him on the day of answering every speech of Sekhmet on this day. [Possibly referring to a superstition of the time.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 28th November: Prolonging life-time and making beneficent the goddess of truth [Ma’at] in the temple. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 29th November: Weeping of Isis and Nephthys. It is the day when they mourned Osiris in Busiris in remembrance of that which he had seen. Do not listen to singing and chanting on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 30th November: If you see anything it will be good on this day. It is the day of the Going forth of Nun through the cave to the place (where the gods are) … (in) darkness … [Coming into the light.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 1st December: The Going Forth of Shu. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 2nd December: Do not wash yourself with water on this day. It is the day of the Going Forth of Nun to the place where the gods are. Those who are above and below come into existence; the land being still in darkness. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 3rd December: The Going Forth of the gods to Abydos. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 4th December: The great gods are in heaven on this day and (lit. mixed with) the pestilence of the year. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 5th December: Do not do anything on this day. It is the day of the Going Forth of Bastet who protects the Two Lands and cares for him who comes in darkness. Beware of passing on land until Re sets. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 6th December: Guidance of the Two Lands by Bastet and making ’abt-offering to the followers of Re on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 7th December: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 8th December: Anyone born on this day will die in great old age and rich in every good thing. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 9th December: Happiness is in heaven and earth on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 10th December: Do not eat milk on this day. Drink and eat honey on this day. [The prohibition of drinking milk probably means it was exclusively offered to the cow-goddess – Hathor or Nut. Purification by means of milk is also referred to in other texts.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 11th December: Do not go out in it [the day] until Re sets when offerings are diminished in Busiris. [The subject of diminishing offerings is frequently mentioned in the Book of the Dead.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 12th December: Great festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 13th December: Taking a solemn oath by Thoth in Ashmunein, and the Going Forth of the noble one. [The most solemn oath one can take and refers to that pledged by Horus the Elder and Set.] The land is in festivity on this day. Make a holiday in your house. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 14th December: Appearance in the sight of Hu [personification of the authority of a word of command.] Thoth will send his command southwards to guide the Two Lands by Bastet together with the sole mistress as Sekhmet the great, the gods being happy. If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 15th December: Crossing over in the presence of Nun from the Temple of Hapi, the father of the gods and the Ennead. Do not neglect them while incense is on the fire according to their lists on this day. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.

AKET-season (Inundation) Fourth Month: Khoiak
 
Day 1 – 17th October: The Great and the Small Ennead is in festivity and all those who came into being in the primordial age, their form is in every body of thine [Re]. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 18th October: Gods and goddesses are in festivity; the heaven and the land are in joy. If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 19th October: Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 20th October: One should perform the rituals in the Temple of Sokar and in thy house on this day, with all provisions in the necropolis. [Sokar was primarily a funerary god who was later associated with both Osiris and Ptah – perhaps a day for remembering the Ancestors.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 21st October: The Going Forth of Khentet-’abet [a goddess whose horns are prominent, i.e. Hathor, probably as the mother of Horus the Elder] in the presence of the Great Ones. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 22nd October: Do not go out on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 23rd October: Do not eat or taste fish on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 24th October: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Sun rises in Scorpio. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 25th October: It is the day of the action performed by Thoth. Thereupon the gods, together with Thoth caused the enemy of Set to kill himself [Apophis]. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 26th October: As to anyone born on this day, he will die of old age. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 27th October: Feast of Osiris in Abydos. The dead are in jubilation. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 28th October: Do not go out on this day on any road in the wind. It is the day of the Transformation of the Benu. Offer to the Benu in your house on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
The Transformation of the Benu refers to the phoenix, which personifies the everlasting sun god. The benu bird is thought to be the phoenix – the heron. Two days later the ‘Hedj-hotpe and the Tayet [both goddesses of weaving] come forth from the Temple of Benben on this day. They handed things [gifts] to Neith on this day.’
It is possible that this second festival coincides with the receding of the flood waters that symbolise the re-emergence of the land with its newly enriched soil. The goddesses of weaving also suggest that the second date is a women’s festival attached to the Temple of Benben – the holy stone that symbolised the primeval Mound and closely associated with the benu-bird.
Day 13 – 29th October: The Going Forth of the White One (or ‘the Majesty of Heaven’- an attribute of Hathor]. The Great Ennead is in festivity. Make a holiday in your house on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 30th October: [The goddesses of weaving] come forth from the Temple of Benben on this day. They hand things to Neith on this day. Their hearts are happy. [Obviously an ancient festival and one dedicated to domestic affairs rather than commerce or business. Weaving goddesses are also associated with fate and destiny, and the intertwining of lives. Explore the strands of this special weaving, especially at a time when the festival coincides with the end of the old year in the Northern hemisphere.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 31st October: Do nothing on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day. Day 16 – 1st November: Feast of Sekhmet and Bast. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 2nd November: Feast of Horus the Elder. Do not go out at midday on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 3rd November: [Damaged entry] Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 4th November: Do not taste beer and bread on this day. Drink water (i.e. juice) of the grapes until Re sets. A day of fasting. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 5th November: Do not go out on any road on this day. Do not anoint thyself with ointment on this day. Do not go out of your house at midday. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 6th November: It is the day of the going forth of the mysterious Great Ones to look for the Akhet-eye. Do not go out of your house in the day time. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 7th November: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. A time for beginning the formula for the making of the spirit of Osiris (i.e. resurrection). To be repeated for the next four days. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 8th November: Do not go out during night-time. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 9th November: Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 10th: November: Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 11th November: The end of the formula for the making of the spirit of Osiris. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 12th November: Feast of Thoth. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 13th November: If you see anything, it will be good. Do not go out at night-time on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day
Day 29 – 14th November: Do not eat fish on this day. Do not offer it to the gods on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 15th November: If you see anything, it will be pleasing to the heart of the gods and goddesses on this day. Offer to the gods and the assistants of the Ennead. Make an invocation to the spirits, and give food in accordance with their lust. It is the day of the pleasure of the Great Ennead. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
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