Paoni

Pa -en- inet (Greek Payni; Coptic Paoni; Arab Ba'ouna ) was in the Egyptian calendar, the ancient Egyptian name of the second month of the season Schemu and represented the period from early April to early May. The name of the month is derived from the associated Talfest.

Background

Position in calendars

Alan Gardiner as well as Richard Anthony Parker suggest that Pa -en- inet changed shape over the years the calendar history.

From the predynastic period until the end of the Middle Kingdom represented Pa -en- inet as Chenti - chet originally the eleventh month of the Sothis calendar and shifted the latest from the New Kingdom to the second month of the season Schemu.

Beginning of the wheat harvest

Referred to in the New Kingdom lunar calendar month Pa -en- inet is occupied from the records of the 12th dynasty as month Chenti - chet for the beginning of wheat harvest several times and in the administrative calendar with the initial work for the then first Peretmonat (end of March / beginning of April) stated.