The Ancient Egyptian Daybook

by Tamara L. Siuda

The Ancient Egyptian Daybook, made possible through a successful 2013 Kickstarter, expands on a festival calendar that first appeared in Dr. Tamara L. Siuda’s 2005 The Ancient Egyptian Prayerbook. It is a scholarly exploration of Egyptian calendar systems, and the religious festival calendars they used for millennia, includes information from Dr. Tamara’s more than 20 years of research into and translations of hieroglyphic sources, and is beautifully illustrated by Megan Zane.

I wish I had this when I was in school!

Juzzen, Kickstarter backer

What’s inside The Ancient Egyptian Daybook?

Everything you ever wanted to know about ancient Egypt’s calendar, from how days and months are calculated, to which holidays are celebrated when, is included. You’ll learn about the different official calendars the ancient Egyptians used simultaneously, how they fit together, and how they can still be calibrated today, in 360 pages of detailed description. Some of what you’ll read:

Chapter One

Details about the various ancient calendars and how they were calibrated using astronomical data

Ch1

Chapter Two

How solar, lunar, and Sothic-start calendars aligned (or didn’t) to create a fourth, civil calendar

Ch2

Chapter Three

Calendar data for the first four months of the ancient Egyptian festival year

Ch3

Chapter Four

Months 5-8 of the ancient Egyptian festival year

Ch4

Chapter Five

The last four months of the ancient Egyptian festival year

Ch5

Chapter Six

Lunar Calendars, Special Festivals, Epagomenal Days, Fixed Dates and Lucky and Unlucky Days

Ch6

Purchase The Ancient Egyptian Daybook today!

The Ancient Egyptian Daybook

e-Book

$999
  • Digital version

  • PDF digital version OR
  • ePub digital version

Softcover

$2699
  • 360-page Paperback
  • Softcover Daybook (available from Tamara’s bookstore website)

Hardcover

$3697
  • 360-page Hardcover
  • Hardcover Daybook (available from Tamara’s bookstore website)

AE Daybook Perpetual Planner & RONPET app

A perpetual (blank) planner calendar based on ancient Egyptian festival calendars, including holiday and festival details from Dr. Tamara L. Siuda’s The Ancient Egyptian Daybook and illustrated by Megan Zane. Reuse or purchase a new one each year, and set your own start dates!
NEW in 2023: RONPET, A digital app (for web, tablets, and smartphones) that provides perpetual calendar dates and festival information from Dr. Tamara’s book, created by Akhet Tech and available online for free with additional paid DLC only from www.ronpet.app!

Planner e-Book

$999
  • Daybook Planner
  • PDF digital version OR
  • ePub digital version

Planner Softcover

$1599
  • Daybook Planner
  • Softcover (Coilbound) Planner (Available from Tamara’s bookstore website)