SHOMU-season (Harvest)
Third Month: Ipt-hmt
Day 1 – 15th May: A great feast in the southern Heaven. Every land and everybody starts jubilating. The Mistress of Heaven (Hathor) and every land are in festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 16th May: Every god and every goddess spends the day in festivity in the sacred temple. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 17th May: Anger of the divine Majesty. Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 18th May: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 19th May: Do not go out of your house. Do not proceed on a boat. Do not do any work on this day. It is the day of the departure of the goddess to the place from whence she came. The heart of the gods is sad. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 20th May: Do not fight or make uproar in your house while every temple of the goddess is in like manner [mourning]. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 21st May: Sailing of the gods after the Majesty of the goddess … a flame which takes place in front of everybody on this day. [All the gods depart and a consecrated flame should be allowed to burn to guide their passage.] Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 22nd May: Do not beat anybody. Do not strike anybody. It is the day of the massacre of the followers of the Majesty of the goddess (Sekhmet). Sun rises in Gemini. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 23rd May: The gods are content (i.e. have returned to their respective temples) and they are happy because Re is at peace with the Akhet-eye. Every god is in festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 24th May: The gods who are in the shrine, their hearts are sad (at having to return). Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 25th May: Do not perform any ritual on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 26th May: Holiday … reception of Re. His followers are in festivity, and everybody is in festivity. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 27th May: The Majesty of this god proceeds sailing westwards to see the beauty of Onnophris (Osiris) on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 28th May: Do not burn anything in your house in the way of flame with any of its glow on that day of the anger of the eye of Horus the Elder. [Traditionally all fires in the house should be extinguished for a day of fasting until sunset.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 29th May: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Horus hears your words in the presence of every god and every goddess on this day. You will see every good thing in your house. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 30th May: It is the day of the transmitting of Ma’at to the shrine by the Majesty of Re. The gods learnt that she was much blamed for this. [Justice is sometimes seen as blind even though it follows due process of the law.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 31st May: [Obscure entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 1st June: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. The Going Forth of Ma’at and Re in secret on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 2nd June: Do not do any work on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 3rd June: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 4th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 5th June: It is the day of Sepa in Tura coming from Heliopolis. [Sepa was a centipede-god who was invoked in charms and spells against dangerous creatures. Carry a talisman with this image for protection.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 6th June: It is a day of quarrelling and reproaching. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 7th June: [Obscure entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 8th June: Do not go out at mid-day, the great enemy [Apophis] is in the temple of Sekhmet. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 9th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 10th June: Do not go out of your house on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 11th June: Creating misery, and bringing terror into existence in conformity with the custom of what is in the year. [At this time of the year the Nile was at its lowest and this entry deals with the misery of the land when disease and pestilence were at their most dangerous.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 12th June: The Feast of Mut in Shera (a lake at Karnak) on this day. It is the day of feeding the gods and her followers. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 13th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Third Month: Ipt-hmt
Day 1 – 15th May: A great feast in the southern Heaven. Every land and everybody starts jubilating. The Mistress of Heaven (Hathor) and every land are in festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 2 – 16th May: Every god and every goddess spends the day in festivity in the sacred temple. Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 3 – 17th May: Anger of the divine Majesty. Do not do anything on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 4 – 18th May: If you see anything it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 5 – 19th May: Do not go out of your house. Do not proceed on a boat. Do not do any work on this day. It is the day of the departure of the goddess to the place from whence she came. The heart of the gods is sad. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 6 – 20th May: Do not fight or make uproar in your house while every temple of the goddess is in like manner [mourning]. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 7 – 21st May: Sailing of the gods after the Majesty of the goddess … a flame which takes place in front of everybody on this day. [All the gods depart and a consecrated flame should be allowed to burn to guide their passage.] Prayer or divinatory time: at noon.
Day 8 – 22nd May: Do not beat anybody. Do not strike anybody. It is the day of the massacre of the followers of the Majesty of the goddess (Sekhmet). Sun rises in Gemini. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 9 – 23rd May: The gods are content (i.e. have returned to their respective temples) and they are happy because Re is at peace with the Akhet-eye. Every god is in festivity on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 10 – 24th May: The gods who are in the shrine, their hearts are sad (at having to return). Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 11 – 25th May: Do not perform any ritual on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 12 – 26th May: Holiday … reception of Re. His followers are in festivity, and everybody is in festivity. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 13 – 27th May: The Majesty of this god proceeds sailing westwards to see the beauty of Onnophris (Osiris) on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 14 – 28th May: Do not burn anything in your house in the way of flame with any of its glow on that day of the anger of the eye of Horus the Elder. [Traditionally all fires in the house should be extinguished for a day of fasting until sunset.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 15 – 29th May: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Horus hears your words in the presence of every god and every goddess on this day. You will see every good thing in your house. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 16 – 30th May: It is the day of the transmitting of Ma’at to the shrine by the Majesty of Re. The gods learnt that she was much blamed for this. [Justice is sometimes seen as blind even though it follows due process of the law.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 17 – 31st May: [Obscure entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 18 – 1st June: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. The Going Forth of Ma’at and Re in secret on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: at dawn and in the afternoon.
Day 19 – 2nd June: Do not do any work on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 20 – 3rd June: Do not go out of your house on any road on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 21 – 4th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 22 – 5th June: It is the day of Sepa in Tura coming from Heliopolis. [Sepa was a centipede-god who was invoked in charms and spells against dangerous creatures. Carry a talisman with this image for protection.] Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 23 – 6th June: It is a day of quarrelling and reproaching. Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 24 – 7th June: [Obscure entry.] Prayer or divinatory time: dawn.
Day 25 – 8th June: Do not go out at mid-day, the great enemy [Apophis] is in the temple of Sekhmet. Prayer or divinatory time: do not observe – not a suitable day.
Day 26 – 9th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
Day 27 – 10th June: Do not go out of your house on this day. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 28 – 11th June: Creating misery, and bringing terror into existence in conformity with the custom of what is in the year. [At this time of the year the Nile was at its lowest and this entry deals with the misery of the land when disease and pestilence were at their most dangerous.] Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 29 – 12th June: The Feast of Mut in Shera (a lake at Karnak) on this day. It is the day of feeding the gods and her followers. Prayer or divinatory time: throughout the day.
Day 30 – 13th June: If you see anything, it will be good on this day. House of Re, House of Osiris, House of Horus. Prayer or divinatory time: in the afternoon.
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