Akhet
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Akhet is the ancient Egyptian season of the Nile’s annual inundation, marking the flooding and renewal of the land.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian season
ⓘ
season of the Nile inundation ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | mid-November ⓘ |
| approximateStart | mid-July ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
agricultural renewal
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Hapi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | annual Nile flood ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhenomenon | heliacal rising of Sirius ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStar | Sirius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar-lunar civil calendar ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Egyptian word for horizon (akhet) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peret ⓘ |
| follows | end of the previous agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Egyptian timekeeping
ⓘ
Seasons of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasNameInAncientEgyptian | Ꜣḫt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Inundation ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonths | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPositionInYear | first season of the ancient Egyptian year ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | renewal of life through inundation ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMonth |
Athyr
ⓘ
Khoiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaophi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
construction and maintenance of irrigation works
ⓘ
taxation timing in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Nile flood level measurements ⓘ |
| marks |
flooding of the Nile
ⓘ
renewal of the land ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian calendar ⓘ |
| partOfCycleWith |
Peret
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shemu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Peret
ⓘ
growing season ⓘ |
| region | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Pharaonic Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
agricultural planning in ancient Egypt
ⓘ
religious festivals in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.