Egyptian calendar

American  

noun

1. the calendar of ancient Egypt, having a year consisting of twelve 30-day months, with five additional days at the end, leap year not being considered.

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Example Sentences

The paper explains the complexities stem from differences between the ancient Egyptian calendar, based on the sun, and the ancient Hebrew calendar, based on the Moon.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2016

Dr. Jacobs said, because the first recorded date in history is 4241 B. C., in which year the Egyptian calendar was established.

From Time Magazine Archive

The story: a 34-year-old University of Pittsburgh professor named Jotham Johnson had fixed the date when the ancient Egyptian calendar began.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Egyptian calendar had 12 months, like the lunar one, but each month was 30 days long.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Footnote 48: In the Egyptian calendar this day was marked triply unlucky.

From Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir