Book I. Iv. How A Month
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"Hieroglyphics of Horapollo", tr. Alexander Turner Cory, [1840],
Iv. How A Month.
1
To represent a "month" they delineate a Palm Branch, or, the Moon Inverted.
p. 11
[paragraph continues] A palm branch for the reason before mentioned respecting the palm tree; and the moon inverted, because they say, that, in its increase, when it has come to fifteen degrees, 1 it appears in figure with its horns erect; and in its decrease, after having completed the number of thirty days, 2 it sets with its horns inverted.
Footnotes
10:1
I. Ii. \"A month"."
"III. "The twelve months, divided into three seasons:
"Season of Vegetation."
"Thoth."
"Paophi."
"Hathor."
"Choiak."
"Season of Harvest."
"Toby."
"Mechir."
"Phamenoth."
"Pharmuthi."
"Season of Inundation."
"Pachon."
"Paoni."
"Epiphi."
"Mesori."
"Hieroglyphics of Horapollo", tr. Alexander Turner Cory, [1840],
Iv. How A Month.
1
To represent a "month" they delineate a Palm Branch, or, the Moon Inverted.
p. 11
[paragraph continues] A palm branch for the reason before mentioned respecting the palm tree; and the moon inverted, because they say, that, in its increase, when it has come to fifteen degrees, 1 it appears in figure with its horns erect; and in its decrease, after having completed the number of thirty days, 2 it sets with its horns inverted.
Footnotes
10:1
I. Ii. \"A month"."
"III. "The twelve months, divided into three seasons:
"Season of Vegetation."
"Thoth."
"Paophi."
"Hathor."
"Choiak."
"Season of Harvest."
"Toby."
"Mechir."
"Phamenoth."
"Pharmuthi."
"Season of Inundation."
"Pachon."
"Paoni."
"Epiphi."
"Mesori."
