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The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is the liturgical calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church whose faithful live mainly in Egypt, in the diaspora and in Ethiopia (for which it is the calendar used on a daily basis, see Ethiopian calendar). It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and includes adjustments for leap years. | |||
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Revision as of 19:58, 2 June 2022
The Coptic Calendar
The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is the liturgical calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church whose faithful live mainly in Egypt, in the diaspora and in Ethiopia (for which it is the calendar used on a daily basis, see Ethiopian calendar). It derives from the calendar of ancient Egypt but is no longer based on lunar cycles and includes adjustments for leap years.
| No. | Name | Coptic Name origin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohairic
Coptic |
Sahidic
Coptic |
Transliteration
of Coptic | ||
| 1 | Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ | Ⲑⲟⲟⲩⲧ | Thout | ḏḥwty: Thoth, god of Wisdom and Science |
| 2 | Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ | Ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲉ | Paopi | pꜣ-n-jpt: Opet Festival |
| 3 | Ⲁⲑⲱⲣ | Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ | Hathor | Ḥwt-ḥr: Hathor, goddess of beauty and love (the land is lush and green) |
| 4 | Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ | Ⲕⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ | Koiak | kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ: "spirit upon spirit," the name of a festival |
| 5 | Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ | Ⲧⲱⲃⲉ | Tobi | tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt: "The offering" |
| 6 | Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ | Ⲙϣⲓⲣ | Meshir | mḫjr: The name of a festival, perhaps identical with a type of basket used in that festival |
| 7 | Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ | Ⲡⲁⲣⲙϩⲟⲧⲡ | Paremhat | pꜣ-n-jmnḥtp: "Festival of Amenhotep" |
| 8 | Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ | Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ | Parmouti | pꜣ-n-Rnnwtt: "Festival of harvest goddess Renenutet" |
| 9 | Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ | Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ | Pashons | pꜣ-n-ḫnsw "Festival of Khonsu" |
| 10 | Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ | Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ | Paoni | pꜣ-n-jnt: valley festival |
| 11 | Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ | Ⲉⲡⲏⲡ | Epip | jpjp: meaning unknown |
| 12 | Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ | Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲏ | Mesori | mswt rꜥ: birth of Ra |
| 13 | Ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲃⲟⲧ | Ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲟⲙⲉⲛⲁⲓ | Pi Kogi Enavot | Bohairic: The Little Month;
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