EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXVII-CDXVIII (2017CE)

we are very glad to announce that our book
“EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXVII-CDXVIII (2017 CE)”,
the Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar with all the religious prescriptions and the sacred festivities for the year 2017, is now available on amazon.com both in paperback format and as a digital ebook, here’s the link:
http://a.co/0ObzAP3

The Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2017: the most comprehensive publication of the lists of the festivities of the Egyptian Religious Tradition (dated for the year 2017). A practical application of the Egyptian Religious Calendar for the current age.

Contents (7 x 10 inches, 442 pages):
-Preface
-the Egyptian Religious Calendar:
the Calendars of Ancient Egypt;
the Civil Calendar;
the Sothis-based Lunar Calendar, the Lunar Months, the Feasts of the Lunar days, their presiding Deities, and the Gods of the Lunar days;
Sources;
Favorable and adverse days
-Egyptian Religious Calendar, List of the Festivities for the year 2017, CDXVII-CDXVIII Great Year of Ra

Texts and Hymns-updating

we are updating our blog “Amnte Nofre”, from now on the texts and the hymns shared on our facebook-page “Amentet Neferet” will be added also here, in the pages dedicated to the respective Deity, while the section “Hymns and Prayers” has been deleted.
Here’s the list of the texts added until now:

Maat:
-the “Moral teachings of PhebHor”, p. Insinger (late period):
“THE SEVENTH INSTRUCTION: THE TEACHING TO BE MEASURED IN EVERYTHING, SO AS TO DO NOTHING BUT WHAT IS FITTING”
-“THE ELEVENTH INSTRUCTION: THE TEACHING HOW TO ACQUIRE PROTECTION FOR YOURSELF SO THAT YOU ARE NOT HARMED”
-JUSTICE AND LAW – the Administration of the Law (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, I, 77)
-The full list of the 42 Judges of the Dead, the Gods of the Hall of Righteousness and Truth organized according to: name of the Judge, often closely related to the punishment/retribution; place of origin of the Judge; crime judged

Neith:
-HYMN TO THE GODDESS NEITH from the Temple of Neith and Khnum at ‘Iunyt’-Latopolis (Esna)
(VII column, ESNA 252-25, V-111)
HYMN TO THE GODDESS NEITH from the Temple of Neith and Khnum at ‘Iunyt’-Latopolis (Esna)
(VI column, Sauneron ESNA V p.110)

Tithoe:
-EPITHETS OF THE GOD TITHOE

Thoth:
-EPITHETS OF THE GOD THOTH
-HYMN OF HOREMHEB TO THE GOD THOTH
-PRAYER TO THE GOD THOTH from the Papyrus Sallier I
-PRAYER TO THE GOD THOTH from the p. anastasi V 9.2-10.2

Heka:
-ARETALOGY OF HEKA THE CHILD from the Temple of Khnum and Neith at Iunyt/Latopolis (Sauneron, ESNA 308,25, pag. 211)

Atum, Ra and Khepry:
-THE GOD RA: ICONOGRAPHY
-two HYMNS TO THE GOD RA from the “House of Eternity” of the Noble Kheruef [TT192]
-HYMN TO THE GOD RA-ATUM-HARAKHTY from the XV chapter of the “Book of Coming forth by day” of the scribe Ani
-HYMN TO THE GOD RA-HARAKHTY from the XV spell of the “Book of Coming Forth by Day”, Saite version
-HYMN TO THE GOD RA from the XV Spell of the “Book of Coming Forth by Day”
-HYMN AND PRAISE TO THE GOD RA-ATUM BY THE GLORIOUS KING RAMSES III, from the Great Harris Papyrus

‘Benu’-bird:
-THE PHOENIX by Claudius Claudianus

Nebethotepet:
-PRAISE TO THE GODDESS NEBETHOTEPET from the stela of the “Lady of the House” BukhanefPtah

Amon:
-HYMN TO THE GOD AMON-RA from the Boulaq Papyrus
-HYMN TO THE GOD AMON-RA from the Cairo papyrus 58032
-HYMN OF PRAISE TO THE GOD AMON, hieratic graffito from the tomb of Pe-Ra
-HYMN OF KING TAHARQA TO THE GOD AMON-RA
-THE ONE THOUSAND CHANTS IN HONOR OF THE GOD AMON-RA (VI and X stanzas) from the pap. Leiden I 350

Mut:
-THE “CROSSWORD HYMN” TO THE GODDESS MUT from the “Crossword Stela” of Paser

Ptah:
-HYMN AND PRAISE TO THE GOD PTAH BY THE GLORIOUS KING RAMSES III, from the Great Harris Papyrus

Isis:
-THE ARETALOGY OF THE GODDESS ISIS FROM KYME (AEOLIS)
-LITANY OF THE DIVINE NAMES OF THE GODDESS ISIS IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF EGYPT, IN THE EUROPEAN-MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AND IN ASIA, from the Oxyrhynchos papyrus 1380
-HYMN TO THE GODDESS ISIS REGINA (QUEEN), III Hymn to the Goddess Isis from Her Temple at Syene (Aswan)
-HYMN TO THE GODDESS ISIS from the Temple of Isis at Syene (Aswan)
-HYMN TO THE GODDESS ISIS-SOTHIS from the Temple of the Goddess Hathor at Nitentore (Dendera), East Crypt 4 (Dendera V-103)

Ermouthi:
-THE FOUR HYMNS OF ISIDOROS TO THE GODDESS ISIS-ERMOUTHI, from the Temple of Ermouthi, Sobek, and Horus at Narmouthi

EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXVI-CDXVII (2016CE)

we are very glad to announce that our book
“EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXVI-CDXVII (2016 CE)”,
the Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2016 with all the religious prescriptions and the sacred festivities for every single day of the year, is available on amazon.com, here’s the link:
http://amzn.com/1518665896

The Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2016: the most comprehensive publication of the lists of the festivities of the Egyptian Religious Tradition dated for the year 2016. A practical application of the Egyptian Religious Calendar for the current age.

INDEX (418 pages, 7 x 10 inches):
-Introduction:
the Calendars of Ancient Egypt
the Civil Calendar
the Great Year of Ra
the Religious Calendar: the Seasons, the Months, the Days of the Month, Favorable and Adverse Days
-Egyptian Religious Calendar, List of the Festivities for the year 2016, CDXVI-CDXVII Great Year of Ra

“The God Ra: Iconography”

We are very glad to present you the study
“The God Ra: Iconography”
dedicated to the iconography of the God Ra,
with all the forms and names from the “Litany of Ra”

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https://www.academia.edu/15862606/The_God_Ra_Iconography

Contents:

Introduction:
-Ra as a falcon-headed man
-Anthropomorphic form of Ra
-Zoomorphic and combined forms of Ra
-The Sun with the forms of Ra

Iconographic index:

I part: Ra as a falcon-headed man

II part: Ra in anthropomorphic form
-Ra in His form of Divine Child

III part: Ra in His form of sacred falcon
-Ra as a human-headed falcon
-Ra as a ram-headed falcon

IV part: Ra in His form of sacred cat
-Ra as a cat-headed man

V part: Ra as a lion-headed man
-Ra in His form of hieracosphinx

VI part: Ra in His sacred forms of calf and bull

VII part: Ra in His forms of sacred baboon and baboon-headed man

VIII part: Ra in His form of sacred serpent

IX part: Ra as a crocodile-headed man
-Ra in His form of sacred crocodile

X part: Ra as a ram-headed man
-the “flesh of Ra” in the “Books of the Netherworld”
-Ra in His form of four-faced ram

XI part: the Sun with the forms of Ra

XII part: “The Litany of Ra”:
-introduction
-the ‘Prologue’ of the “Great Litany”
-the forms of Ra in the “Great Litany”
-the forms of Ra in the “Little Litany”

“The Goddess Hathor: Iconography”

We are very glad to present you the study
“The Goddess Hathor: Iconography”
dedicated to the iconography of the Goddess Hathor

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https://www.academia.edu/12489681/The_Goddess_Hathor_Iconography

Contents:

Introduction:
-Hathor in anthropomorphic form
-The Seven Hathor-Goddesses
-The Hathor-head
-Zoomorphic forms of Hathor
-Hathor in the form of ‘menat’-necklace

Iconographic index:
I part: Hathor in anthropomorphic form
-Hathor in the breastfeeding scenes
-The Seven Hathor-Goddesses

II part: the Hathor-head

III part: Hathor in Her form of sacred cow
-Hathor as a cow-headed woman

IV part: Hathor in Her form of sacred female falcon
-Hathor as a human-headed female falcon

V part: Hathor as a lioness-headed woman

VI part: Hathor in Her form of sacred uraeus
-Hathor as a human-headed uraeus
-Hathor as a cow-headed uraeus
-Hathor as a lioness-headed uraeus

VII part: Hathor in Her form of human-headed ‘menat’-necklace

“The God Anubis-Iconography and Epithets”-I part

We are very glad to present you the first part of the study
“The God Anubis: Iconography and Epithets”
dedicated to the iconography of the God Anubis

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https://www.academia.edu/11932686/The_God_Anubis-Iconography_and_Epithets-I_part

Contents:

-Anubis in the form of dog/jackal

-Anubis in anthropomorphic form with the head of dog/jackal

-“secondary” forms of Anubis: anthropomorphic form; anthropomorphic form with the head of ram; Anubis in the form of falcon (and jackal-headed falcon)

-Hermanubis

“Egyptian Language: phonetic system and pronunciation” – part II

We are very glad to present you the second part of the study
“Egyptian Language: phonetic system and pronunciation”
dedicated to the study and reconstruction of the phonetic system and the pronunciation of the Ancient Egyptian language.

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https://www.academia.edu/11675098/Egyptian_Language_phonetic_system_and_pronunciation_-_part_II

Contents:
1- Syllables and stress
2- The Formative Vowels and the Auxiliary Vowels, the basic rules of the vowel system of the Egyptian Language
3- The theories about the syllables
4- The three states of the words

Amnte Nofre – Newsletter n. 7

the seventh issue of our newsletter,
Amnte Nofre – Pró season [prt] (22 December 2014 – 18 April 2015)

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Also available on the web-site calameo.com:

http://ita.calameo.com/read/0013994446d245f71dca8

 

INDEX

Pró season: ‘Shef-bedet’, ‘Rekh-wr’, ‘Rekh-nedjes’, and Ermouthi

Researches and works completed

Iconographic researches

Suggestions

Appendix:
the “Sacred Drama” of the Myth of Horus from the Temple of Behdet

“La Pronuncia dell’Antica Lingua Egizia” – III parte

Siamo lieti di presentarvi la terza parte del nostro studio dedicato alla ricostruzione della pronuncia e del sistema fonetico della Lingua Egizia. L’argomento di questa terza parte sono le semiconsonanti  3 , j , y ,  w , ˁ 

We are very glad to present you the third part of our study (in italian language, as soon as possible it will be translated in english and shared) dedicated to the reconstruction of the phonetic system and the pronunciation of the Ancient Egyptian language. The subject of this third part are the glides  3 , j , y ,  w , ˁ 

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Disponibile anche sul sito calameo.com:

http://ita.calameo.com/read/0013994447ca6bcfc5c28

INDICE

1- Le quattro semiconsonanti 3 , j , y , e w
1.a- Mutamenti nella scrittura risalenti al Medio Regno
1.b- Pronuncia e mutamenti fonetici:
– j, y, 3, w che precedono direttamente la vocale accentuata
– j, y, 3, w che seguono direttamente la vocale accentuata
– gruppo di semiconsonanti (j, y, 3, w) che seguono direttamente la vocale accentuata
– j, y, 3, w in posizione pretonica
– j, y, 3, w in posizione post-tonica
– Valore consonantico di 3
2- La semiconsonante ˁ
2.a- Pronuncia e mutamenti fonetici
2.b- Mutamenti vocalici causati dalla semiconsonante ˁ

EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXV-CDXVI (2015CE)

It is with great pleasure that we present you the new edition of the Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2015,
“EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR –
Great Year of Ra CDXV-CDXVI (2015 CE)”,
the Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2015 with all the religious prescriptions and the sacred festivities for every single day of the year.
The book is available on amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Religious-Calendar-CDXV-CDXVI-Great/dp/150528290X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419256765&sr=1-1

“EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXV-CDXVI (2015 CE)” –
description (448 pages):
The Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar for the year 2015: the most comprehensive publication of the lists of the festivities of the Egyptian Religious Tradition (dated for the year 2015). A practical application of the Egyptian Religious Calendar for the current age.

The sources used to reconstruct the Religious Calendar and for the dating of the Sacred Festivities are:
– the “Cairo Calendar n. 86637” and the “Sallier papyrus IV”;
– the list of the religious celebrations dated to the Middle Kingdom;
and the lists of the Sacred Festivals from the Temples’ Religious Calendars:
– the religious calendar of King Thutmosis III from Ipet-Sut (the Precinct of Amon-Ra at Uaset-Thebes, “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, West Uaset (“Medinet Habu”);
– the Temple of Horus at Behdet (“Edfu”)
– the Temple of Hathor at Nitentòre (Dendera);
– the Double Temple of Haroeris and Sobek at Ombos (“Kom Ombo”);
– the Temple of Neith and Khnum at Iunyt (“Esna”).

INDEX:
-Introduction:
the Calendars of Ancient Egypt
the Civil Calendar
the Great Year of Ra
the Religious Calendar: the Seasons, the Months, the Days of the Month, Favorable and Adverse Days
-Egyptian Religious Calendar, List of the Festivities for the year 2015, CDXV-CDXVI Great Year of Ra