Shemu
E800422
Shemu is the ancient Egyptian season of harvest, marking the time when crops were gathered before the annual Nile inundation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian season
ⓘ
harvest season ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
crops ⓘ harvest ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | ancient Egyptian 365-day year ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar-based agricultural calendar ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Akhet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peret ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | late spring and early summer in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| durationInDays | approximately 120 days ⓘ |
| economicSignificance |
time of collection of grain taxes
ⓘ
time of storage and redistribution of harvest ⓘ |
| follows | Peret ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Epip
ⓘ
Mesore NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakhons NERFINISHED ⓘ Payni ⓘ |
| importanceForRitual | regulated timing of temple offerings of produce ⓘ |
| importanceForState | basis for calculating agricultural revenues ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedToNaturalPhenomenon |
Nile flood cycle
ⓘ
dry season ⓘ |
| numberOfMonths | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian calendar ⓘ |
| positionInYear | third season of the Egyptian year ⓘ |
| precedes | Akhet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Greek and Roman period descriptions of Egyptian calendar
ⓘ
demotic texts ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
offerings of first fruits to deities
ⓘ
time for harvest-related festivals ⓘ |
| roleInAgriculturalCycle | time when crops were gathered ⓘ |
| seasonalFunction | completion of agricultural year ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning | time of completion and fulfillment ⓘ |
| temporalPositionRelativeToNileInundation | before annual Nile inundation ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToNileFlood | after receding of floodwaters ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToPlanting | after growing season ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant | Shomu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
reaping of grain
ⓘ
threshing and winnowing ⓘ transport of crops to granaries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
administrative calendar of ancient Egypt
ⓘ
civil calendar of ancient Egypt ⓘ religious calendar of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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