Paoni ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ, ''Paōni''), also known as Payni ( grc-gre, Παϋνί, ''Paüní'') and Ba'unah
[.] ( ar, بؤونه, ''Ba'una''), is the tenth month of the ancient
Egyptian
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and
Coptic calendar
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s. It lasts between June 8 and July 7 of the
Gregorian calendar. Paoni is also the second month of the Season of ''
Shemu'' (Harvest) in
Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.
Name
The name "Paoni" derives from its original
Egyptian
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name "Month of the
Valley Festival" ( egy, pꜣ n in.t) in reference to an annual celebration of
Thebes.
Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paoni
References
Citations
Bibliography
Synaxarium of the month of Baona
Months of the Coptic calendar
Egyptian calendar
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