Difference between revisions of "Egyptian decans"

This is a list of the 37 decans that were most commonly used across a broad time period from 2100 BC until the demise of the Egyptian religion in 356 AD, owing to the [[Religious policies of Constantius II|religious policies of Roman Emperor Constantius II]]. The order presented here represents the order in which each star's heliacal rise occurs over the course of the year. The end of the year coincided with the rise of [[Sirius]], followed by the five epagomenal days, after which the cycle would start again with the rise of [[Tepy-a Kenmet]] on I Akhet 1 at the beginning of a new year.