Festival calendar of the acrobatic troupe
The festival calendar of the acrobatic troupe provides an overview of the ancient Egyptian festivals to be celebrated from the 35th year of the reign of Amenemhet III. with the participation of the acrobat troupe.
background
The festival list names processions that were attended by the acrobatic troupe as part of public performances and were associated with dance-like events. Other festivals of the year in which the acrobat group did not take part were not mentioned in this list of celebrations.
The fixed appointments are subject to either the administrative or the lunar calendar , with the final dates in the lunar calendar being announced by the priesthood at short notice after the actual course of the new moon .
The entries in the lunar calendar represent the respective day after the last Altlicht . After the announcement, the actual date was noted in the administrative calendar and later recorded in the respective temple diary .
Fixed list
| Festival name | Administrative calendar | Lunar calendar | Fixed location |
|---|---|---|---|
| New year celebration | 1. Achet I | ??? | |
| Menchet festival | 3. Achet II | Al-Lahun | |
| Burning bowls | 15. Achet III | ??? | |
| Sokar festival | 1. Achet IV | ??? | |
| Nice celebration of the coronation | 1. Peret I - 2. Peret I | Karnak | |
| Pulling the Sokar | 1. Peret II | ??? | |
| Ride in the country | 8. Peret III | ??? | |
| Full moon festival | 15. Schemu I | ??? | |
| Heriu-renpet | 1st - 5th leap day | ??? |
See also
literature
- Agnes-Sophia Griffith: Catalog of Egyptian Antiquities of the XII and XVIII Dynasties from Kahun, Illahun and Gurob . London 1910
- Richard-Anthony Parker: The calendars of ancient Egypt . Chicago Press, Chicago 1950
- Siegfried Schott: Ancient Egyptian festival dates . Publishing house of the Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz / Wiesbaden 1950