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The Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2024: the most comprehensive publication of the lists of the festivities of the Egyptian Religious Tradition (dated for the year 2024). A practical application of the Egyptian Religious Calendar for the current age. What's new in this edition: in this edition you will find, for the first time, the list of the Chronokratores and the Presiding Deities of the days of the year from the top frieze of the Outer Vestibule, also known as the Offering Hall, of the Temple of Horus at Edfu Contents: Preface the Egyptian Religious Calendar the Calendars of Ancient Egypt the Civil Calendar the Presiding Deities and the Chronokratores of the days of the year the Sothis-based Lunar Calendar the Lunar months the Deities of the days of the Lunar month, the names of the days of the Lunar month, and their presiding Deities Favorable and adverse days Sources Abbreviations Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2024 Notes Bibliography The sources used to reconstruct the Egyptian Religious Calendar and for the dating of the sacred festivities are: - the “Cairo Calendar n. 86637” - the “Sallier papyrus IV” - the "Budge papyrus" - the list of the religious celebrations dated to the Middle Kingdom; and the lists of the sacred festivities from the Temples’ religious calendars: - the religious calendar of King Thutmosis III from Ipet-Sut-Karnak - the Temple of King Thutmosis III at Elephantine - the Temple of King Ramses II at Abydos - the Temple of Millions of Years of King Ramses III at West Uaset-Thebes ("Medinet Habu") - the Temple of Horus at Edfu - the Temple of Hathor at Dendera - the Double Temple of Haroeris and Sobek at Ombos ("Kom Ombo") - the Temple of Neith and Khnum at Esna