Egyptian calendars documented by the Old Kingdom
Approximate date · Calendar as reported in the source (not converted) · Date as reported
Calendars based on lunar cycles and agricultural seasons had developed by about 2450 BCE.
- Type
- calendar history
- Category
- calendar history
- Organization
- Ancient Egypt
- Participants
- Ancient Egypt
- Destination
- moon
- Target body
- Moon
Sources and attribution
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — Notes on Time (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.