Known as Annus Vagus
365 day year
12 months of 30 days + 5 extra days a tte end fo the year
each month consisted of 3 x 10-day “weeks”
measures the Sothic year, measured between two successive heliacal risings of Sirius.
1 Sothic Cycle
= 1461 Egyptian years
= 1460 Julian years
Egyptian New Year fell on July 20 in 139 CE (Julian)
| I | First of Akhet | Tekh | Thout |
| II | Second of Akhet | Menhet | Paopi |
| III | Third of Akhet | Hwt-Hwr | Hathor |
| IV | Fourth of Akhet | Ka-Hr-Ka | Koiak |
| V | First of Proyet | Sf-Bdt | Tobi |
| VI | Second of Proyet | Rekh Wer | Meshir |
| VII | Third of Proyet | Rekh Neds | Paremhat |
| VIII | Fourth of Proyet | Renwet | Paremoude |
| IX | First of Shomu | Hnsw | Pashons |
| X | Second of Shomu | Hnt-Htj | Paoni |
| XI | Third of Shomu | Ipt-Hmt | Epip |
| XII | Fourth of Shomu | Wep-Renpet | Mesori |
