The Egyptian Religious Year (Part 12/12).
The Egyptian year ended on a down-note. Thanks to a string of “unlucky” days, the ancients experienced a time of uncertainty and disorder in their lives. Part of this was due to the fact that the end of the year was co-opted entirely by Sakhmet, Lady of War and Pestilence; and by the five hriw-renpet, the “Days upon the Year,” which took the form of five divine birthdays…
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